Island war
by
Giff, Patricia Reilly, author.
Title
:
Island war
Author
:
Giff, Patricia Reilly, author.
Summary
:
Fourteen-year-old Matt never wanted to come to the remote Aleutian Islands--he was dragged here by his father for reasons he can't understand. Eleven-year-old Izzy, on the other hand, loves it--the wild weather, the strange birds, all the new people she's meeting. The two have little in common, except their hometown--they certainly aren't friends. But when Japanese soldiers land on the island, Izzy and Matt are the only ones who escape being shipped off to a prison camp. The two kids must put their differences aside and work together if they're going to survive. With a long, harsh winter ahead of them, they'll need to dodge Axis soldiers and withstand Allied bombing raids--and keep the village dog from giving them away to the enemy, too. Told in alternating point-of-view chapters, Island War is set amidst the Japanese occupation of the remote Aleutian Islands--the only foreign invasion of the United States that took place during World War II. Fans of Hatchet and Julie of the Wolves will be riveted by two-time Newbery Honoree Patricia Reilly Giff's thrilling story of survival, resilience, and the power of cooperation.
Edition
:
First edition.
Physical Description
:
203 pages ; 22 cm
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
War fiction.
Subject Term
:
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction
Geographic Term
:
Alaska -- History -- 1867-1959 -- Juvenile fiction.
Publisher
:
Holiday House,
Publication Date
:
2018
ISBN
:
9780823439546
9780823445400
Publication Information
:
New York : Holiday House, [2018]
Call Number
:
M GIFF
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33607003495705 | Middle Fiction | GIFF | Checked In |