A new Novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee
Ground Zero
Two Degrees ) is a major publishing moment.
The comic is written by Alan Gratz and illustrated by Judit Tondora..
Plus: The book ends with an all-original, 10-page black & white comic that brings to life the comic book idea that Frank and Stanley brainstorm in the novel.
Just as Gratz\'s Ground Zero became a defining look at 9/11 for middle-grade readers, this book delivers a necessary and unputdownable take on a date that still lives in infamy.
Can their friendship--and their dreams--survive this watershed moment in history? Told with the immediacy, high-stakes action, and meaningful twists that have made Alan Gratz one of today\'s biggest authors, this gripping Novel tackles themes of bravery, prejudice, and what it means to stand up for what\'s right.
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.
As the boys fight to make their way home amidst the carnage, it\'s clear that everything has changed.
Frank and Stanley realize what\'s happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them.
Chaos ensues as everyone scrambles to dive for safety.
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.
December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes.
Maybe they\'ll even get their comic published someday.
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.
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.
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.
December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good.
A new World War II Novel from Alan Gratz? That\'s even bigger! Get ready for an action-packed, inventive, and powerful take on the attack on Pearl Harbor, as only Alan Gratz can tell it.
A new Novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee
Ground Zero
Two Degrees ) is a major publishing moment
