Here it is! The hugely anticipated follow-up to Gratz's NYT bestselling,
critically acclaimed phenomenon REFUGEE. This is another searing and
heart-pounding look at kids making their way through war.
**A New York Times bestseller!**It's 1945, and the world is in the
grip of war.Hideki lives on the island of Okinawa, near Japan. When WWII
crashes onto his shores, Hideki is drafted into the Blood and Iron
Student Corps to fight for the Japanese army. He is handed a grenade and
a set of instructions: Don't come back until you've killed an American
soldier.Ray, a young American Marine, has just landed on Okinawa. He
doesn't know what to expect -- or if he'll make it out alive. He just
knows that the enemy is everywhere.Hideki and Ray each fight their way
across the island, surviving heart-pounding ambushes and dangerous
traps. But when the two of them collide in the middle of the battle, the
choices they make in that instant will change everything.From the
acclaimed author of Refugee comes this high-octane story of how fear
can tear us apart, and how hope can tie us back together.