{"product_id":"alan-gratz-6-books-collection-set-allies-two-degrees-grenade-refugee-ground-zero-heroes","title":"Alan Gratz 6 Books Collection Set (Allies, Two Degrees, Grenade, Refugee, Ground Zero \u0026 Heroes)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media-library-service-media\/617d4b69-ab49-4850-9b90-e6188aff84dc.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.png\" alt=\"Two Degrees Alan Gratz\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeroes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDecember 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley pretty much live in paradise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir dads are Navy officers stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys have a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBut on December 7th, 1941, everything explodes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the course of the day, as the boys fight to make their way home, 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 - and Frank, who's white, cannot begin to understand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eD-Day, June 6, 1944: the most expansive military endeavor in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo less than world cooperation would bring down Hitler and the Axis powers. And so people -- and kids -- across the globe lent their part.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the young US soldiers in the boats to spies in the French countryside, the coordination of thousands came together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Degrees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFire. Flood. Ice. Three natural disasters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThree kids who must fight to survive and change things for the better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrenade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt's 1945, and the world is in the grip of war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHideki lives with his family on the island of Okinawa, near Japan\u003c\/span\u003e. When the Second World War crashes onto his shores, Hideki is drafted to fight for the Japanese army. He is handed a grenade and a set of instructions: \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDon't come back until you've killed an American soldier\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRay, a young American Marine, has just landed on Okinawa.\u003c\/span\u003e This is Ray's first-ever battle, and he doesn't know what to expect -- or if he'll make it out alive. All he knows that the enemy is \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eeverywhere\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefugee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. \u003c\/span\u003eWith the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994.\u003c\/span\u003e With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMAHMOUD is a Syrian boy in 2015. \u003c\/span\u003eWith his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe . . . All three kids go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGround Zero\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeptember 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive - and escape?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeptember 11, 2020, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz - and put herself and her family in mortal danger?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51444934443306,"sku":"SNW11489","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/8073\/3482\/files\/AlanGratz-6BooksSet.jpg?v=1776687912","url":"https:\/\/www.usa4books.com\/products\/alan-gratz-6-books-collection-set-allies-two-degrees-grenade-refugee-ground-zero-heroes","provider":"USA4BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}