Grenade is a book about World War II, and the battle of America against Japan on the island of Okinawa.
Japan, as you should know, dropped bombs on Pearl Harbour, on the coast of Hawaii. So America declared war on the island.
Grenade is a two-sided story, from the perspective of Ray, a teen who is fighting for America, and Heidiki, a boy from Japan, who is forced to fight against America.
Heidiki and Ray both have very harsh times and both boys think that they won't make it out alive.
Japan seems to be losing the war, so Japan sends out their blood and corpse army, which sadly, Heidiki is in.
Ray is having a rough time too, trying to fight for his life through some intense jungles. His army crew members getting knocked out and killed every 2nd minute.
But just when everything couldn't get worse, both of the boys cross paths. Will one or both boys make it out alive. Or even worse... will they both die?
Find out by reading the awesome book By Alan Gratz, He makes a ton of cool war books. Books that I recommend are: projekt 1065, and the things they carried.
Four out of five stars. It was good, but there could be a little more action.
Ray is a great example of service, and Heidiki is a great example of courage.
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