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LocationOakland
Call NoJ GRA
TitleHeroes : a novel of Pearl Harbor / Alan Gratz.
AuthorGratz, Alan, 1972- author.
Barcode47660111111866
CollectionJuniors
Summary"December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain America, and other stars of the Golden Age of Comics. Maybe they'll even get their comic published someday. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS Utah when Japanese planes zoom overhead and begin dropping bombs on the ships below. Chaos ensues as everyone scrambles to dive for safety. Frank and Stanley realize what's happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them. As the boys fight to make their way home amidst the carnage, it's clear that everything has changed. Stanley's mother is Japanese American and he is suddenly facing a terrible prejudice that he's never known before--he's now seen as the "enemy," and Frank, who's white, cannot begin to understand what Stanley will now face. Can their friendship--and their dreams--survive this watershed moment in history?"-- Provided by publisher.
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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781338736076 (hardback)
International Standard Book Number 9781338736083 (ebook)
Dewey Decimal Classification Number [Fic] 23/eng/20230906
Other Classification Number JUV016150 JUV001010 bisacsh
Personal Name Gratz, Alan, 1972- author.
Title Statement Heroes : a novel of Pearl Harbor / Alan Gratz.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Scholastic Press, 2024.
Physical Description 1 online resource
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type computer c rdamedia
Carrier Type online resource cr rdacarrier
Summary, Etc. "December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain America, and other stars of the Golden Age of Comics. Maybe they'll even get their comic published someday. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS Utah when Japanese planes zoom overhead and begin dropping bombs on the ships below. Chaos ensues as everyone scrambles to dive for safety. Frank and Stanley realize what's happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them. As the boys fight to make their way home amidst the carnage, it's clear that everything has changed. Stanley's mother is Japanese American and he is suddenly facing a terrible prejudice that he's never known before--he's now seen as the "enemy," and Frank, who's white, cannot begin to understand what Stanley will now face. Can their friendship--and their dreams--survive this watershed moment in history?"-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note Ages 7-11 Scholastic Inc.
Target Audience Note Grades 4-6 Scholastic Inc.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term World War, 1939-1945 Hawaii Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 Juvenile fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century bisacsh
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories bisacsh
Index Term-Genre/Form Historical fiction. lcgft
Index Term-Genre/Form Novels. lcgft
Additional Physical Form Entry Print version: Gratz, Alan, 1972- Heroes First edition. New York : Scholastic Press, 2024 9781338736076 (DLC) 2023035069