Heroes Don't Run: A Novel of the Pacific War
by Mazer, Harry
Bank Street College Best Book of the YeaHistorical FictionWorld War II EraU.S.NY Publ. Library Best Books for the Teen Age
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AR Book Level
4.0
AR Points
3
Word Count
21,975
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
88487 EN
About this book
In this WWII novel set in the Pacific, seventeen-year-old Adam, still grieving his father's death at Pearl Harbor, enlists in the Marines in 1944 hoping to honor his memory. After surviving the grueling training of boot camp, he is sent to the small, fiercely contested island of Okinawa, where the brutal realities of combat test his courage and resolve. The story follows Adam's struggle to balance personal duty, friendship, and the harsh demands of war as he fights for survival.