03096cam a2200289 4500 1174082793 TxAuBib 20240323120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781546117759 154611775X f1fa5c1f-7dbc-4722-8cb0-f4d92beb2b71 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10232555 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gratz, Alan. Heroes [Libby] : A Novel of Pearl Harbor. Scholastic Inc., 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 137MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 137MB. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<b>Get ready for an action-packed, inventive, and powerful take on the attack on Pearl Harbor, as only Alan Gratz can tell it.</b> <p>December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. 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. 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. 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. Maybe they'll even get their comic published someday.</p> <p>December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes.</p> <p>That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS <i>Utah</i> when Japanese planes zoom overhead and begin dropping bombs on the ships below. Chaos ensues as everyone scrambles to dive for safety. Frank and Stanley realize what's happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them.</p> <p>As the boys fight to make their way home amidst the carnage, it's clear that everything has changed. 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. Can their friendship—and their dreams—survive this watershed moment in history?</p> <p>Told with the immediacy, high-stakes action, and meaningful twists that have made Alan Gratz one of today's biggest authors, this gripping audiobook tackles themes of bravery, prejudice, and what it means to stand up for what's right. Just as Gratz's <i>Ground Zero</i> became a defining look at 9/11 for middle-grade readers, this audiobook delivers a necessary and unputdownable take on a date that still lives in infamy.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-03-23 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=f1fa5c1f-7dbc-4722-8cb0-f4d92beb2b71&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=f1fa5c1f-7dbc-4722-8cb0-f4d92beb2b71&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)