Grenade
by Alan Gratz
It's 1945, and the world is in the grip of war.
Hideki lives... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2018
Word Count 48,901
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 197618, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Campaigns
- Okinawa Island
- War fiction
- World War, 1939-1945
- War stories
- Marines--Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island--Fiction
- Survival--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Asia
- Survival--Fiction
- Japan
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island--Juvenile fiction
- Japanese--Juvenile fiction
- Okinawa-shi (Japan)
- Marines--Fiction
- Ryukyuans--Juvenile fiction
- History
- Okinawa-shi (Japan)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Japanese
- Survival
- Marines
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Ryukyuans
- Okinawa-shi (Japan)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 10
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Audiobooks Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Middle Selection, 2019
ILA Children’s Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2019
Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2020
Winner, 2018
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