A Boy No More (Aladdin Historical Fiction)

Author: Harry Mazer
Publisher: Aladdin
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

18 reviews
Sales Rank: 157134

Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
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Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.5

ISBN: 1416914048
EAN: 9781416914044
ASIN: 1416914048

Publication Date: March 21, 2006
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"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.

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?

In this riveting follow-up to his acclaimed book A Boy at War, Harry Mazer explores questions of friendship and loyalty against the backdrop of World War II, a time when boys had to grow up fast.

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4 out of 5 stars

A Boy No More April 17, 2007
If you like war or history books pick up A Boy No More. The main character is Adam. Adam's dad was in the attack on Pearl Harbor and is said to have died so Adam goes to find him. He still believes he is alive while everyone else thinks he his dead. A one point in the book, Adam is on the road and out of nowhere a Japanese plane starts to fire at him and the other cars around him. That is just a small part of the book and if you want to find out what happens to Adam you have to read this book. If you like action and nonstop reading, or if you want to find out if Adam's dad is dead or alive read this book. I give it two thumbs up so pick it up and read it!

4 out of 5 stars

VIDA'S REVIEW April 8, 2007
One of the events in the story "Boy no More" tells about a local farm boy from Hawaii and his best friend Davie who is of Japanese decent. The story takes place in the year 1941 when Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. Davie lives with his dad and grandmother in Maui. Adam lives on the other side of the island in Honolulu. Adam's dad is a leutinent in the Navy onboard the U.S.S. Arizona. His mother works at the Naval factory as a rivitor. Davie's Dad works at a restaurant in downtown Maui. Davie grandmother stays home and takes care of Davie and his Dad.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Davie his dad and his grandmother were
arrested by the local Military Police and taken to a Japanese prisoner
camp. The U. S. Government was suspicious of all Japanese civilians and
they were held at detention camps in Northern California. Davie wrote a letter to Adam from the detention camp asking Adam to bring food and
water and money to help him and his family. Adam did not know how to
begin to find a way to get to Northern California from Hawaii. Adam
develops a plan to go to the detention center by way of San Francisco by pretending to visit his grandfather to help him with his farm. With his
grandfather's help he gets to Northern California and helps Davie's family
with the supplies and money they needed to get them through the war. The
conflict is the feelings that Adam has between his loyalty to his country
and the belief that his friend is being wronged and needs his help. Adam has lost his father in the bombing of Pearl Harbor and he feels that he should believe in what his country is doing to the Japanese Americans. The resolution is that he decides to help his friend because his believes in his friend and knows that he has had nothing to do with the bombing in
Pearl Harbor.

4 out of 5 stars

A Boy No More March 8, 2007
A Boy No More is a great book. I would recomend this book to any one who needs to read a historical fiction book. A Boy At War is the first book in this series. It is about a boy named Adam who father was killed during the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Later in the book he goes to visit his Japenese friend father in a prison camp. Just because he looks Japanese he was sent to a way. When Adam comes back home his mom is angry because he did not tell her where he was going and he went to the camp called Manzanar and he was gone for a while. So she does not speak to him for a while Adam wants to go to his grandfathers because he wants to sign up for the marines. His mom won't sign for him to get into the marines. So he's going to go down to his grandfathers and ask. Will his grandfather say yes for him to come down? I will have to read the rest of the series to find out.

5 out of 5 stars

A Boy No More January 10, 2007
I bought this book for a gift for my 11-year-old nephew. He wrote me when he had finished it - he loved it!

2 out of 5 stars

A Boy No More December 15, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

The reason why I rated this book a two is because it jumps from day to day so fast. I couldn't tell where I was. Another reason is the main character was not believeable. He would do things that teenagers wouldn't do. He went on a train for two days. I thought that it was going to have a little action, but it was nothing like the first book. The first book had Pearl Harbor in it. I thought the second have another important battle/event of World War II. Over all this book stinks, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

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