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Loading... A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harborby Harry Mazer
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This short book introduces you to Adam Pelko, the 14-year-old son of a Navy Lieutenant assigned to the U.S.S. Arizona in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mazer does a nice job of explaining the problems of being a military brat and the chaos of the Pearl Harbor attack and its aftermath, including the plight of the Japanese Americans living on the islands, from Adam's view. It's followed by a historical note from Mazer which covers the military effect of the attack on the U.S. and the war and on the Japanese living in Hawaii and in the States. I think that children who read this book will understand what a conflicted time it was in our history. (  ) whymaggiemay | Nov 14, 2009 |  Historical fiction (becuase of the fictinonal boy's perspective of the historical event) for intermediate to middle school readers. Adam's father is in the navy and they are newly stationed at Pearl Harbor. Adam finally begins to make new friends and begins enjoying the island, but everything shatters when the Japanese attack and he has to grow up quickly, helping as best as he can. He witnesses his fathers ship sink to bottom of the harbor. He struggles through the restoration processb ut provides a good insight for students to see how people were effected by the attack. Media: The cover is done in colored pencil (  ) ashore06 | Sep 19, 2009 | I think this is a fantastic book for boys in the 5th-7th grade age range. It would also be a great accompanyment to study of World War II. The vivid language and descritptions will hold the reader's attention while also giving a great desciption of the events surrounding Pearl Harbour. Even as an adult, I found it an engaging read. ( ) kldixon | May 21, 2009 | This book is about a boy named Adam and his father is a navy lieutenant. He lives in Honolulu. japanese planes fly over the U.S. Navy base and attacks the base. Adam watches and his fathers ship the arizona sink and he realizes this is real. the next few days Adam searches for answers to find out where his friends and father are. Adam learns for somethings there are no anwsers. I recommend this book because it is a good book and you will learn stuff about the war of pearl Harbor. J.C. 1  hsreader | Jun 25, 2008 | this book is about a boys dad who is in the war. he and his family just got bombed by japan. his father has to go out on ships to fight the war, but his ship blows up. so the boy 1 luigip7 | Jan 18, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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For Adam, living near Honolulu, this Sunday morning is one he has been looking forward to -- fishing with friends, away from the ever-watchful eyes of his father, a navy lieutenant. Then, right before his eyes, Adam watches Japanese planes fly overhead and attack the U.S. Navy. All he can think is that it's just like in the movies. But as he sees his father's ship, the Arizona, sink beneath the water, he realizes this isn't make-believe. It's real.
Over the next few days, Adam searches for answers -- about his friends, the war, and especially, his father. But Adam soon learns sometimes there are no answers.
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