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A Boy No More

Adam Pelko seriesbook 2 of 3Next:Heroes Don't Run: A Novel of the Pacific War(2005) →

"WHAT ABOUT WHAT THEY DID TO MY FATHER?...

THE JAPS KILLED HIM "

Adam Pelko witnessed something horrible: the sinking of the USS "Arizona" during the attack on Pearl Harbor — with his father aboard. Since then, Adam and his mother and sister have moved to California, where they are trying to rebuild their lives.

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But no matter where Adam goes, he can't get away from the effects of the war. His best friend, Davi, has asked for help. Davi is Japanese American, and his father has been arrested, taken to Manzanar, a Japanese internment camp.

Adam isn't sure what to do. If he goes to Manzanar and starts asking questions, he could be risking his own life. But can he simply do nothing and risk losing Davi's friendship forever? Are Davi, his father, and all the other Japanese Americans taken from their homes responsible for what happened at Pearl Harbor?

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