Grenade by Alan Gratz

Grenade by Alan Gratz 2019 Quick Picks

Gratz, Alan. Grenade. Scholastic, 2018.

Ray is a young American soldier fighting in Japan; Okinawa to be more specific.
Hideki live in Okinawa and fights for his country, against the Americans. Grenade by
Alan Gratz alternates the point of view of each character to tell the story of how the lives
of two young men, of completely different backgrounds, end of intertwining. 

The quest is survival. Hideki was given two grenades from his school headmaster, and
was told to throw one at American troops, and to kill himself with the other. On the fateful
day that Ray and Hideki cross paths, Hikeki is forced to use his grenade to kill Ray. 

Hideki must like with the consequences of having had killed a man. He feels guilty and
that the spirit of Ray is haunting him.   

For fans of Grenade, I recommend reading Alan Gratz’s other novel, Refuge.