The first two books in this trilogy are “A Boy at War” and “A Boy No More.”
Adam Pelko has waited eagerly for his seventeenth birthday so he can enlist in the Marines in 1944. When his mother refuses to sign the necessary paperwork, he visits his grandfather on the East Coast and convinces him that it is the family thing to do: the grandfather had served in World War I, Adam’s father served until his death at Pearl Harbor and now it is Adam’s turn. Adam develops deep friendships while going through boot camp. Following training, he is sent with his unit to fight in Okinawa where he experiences the reality of harsh conditions, fierce battles and the loss of close comrades. Wounded, he survives and returns home a hero.
Clear and convincing portrayals of close family relationships and the camaraderie developed in boot camp and on the battlefield make this an interesting and meaningful book about the last days of the War in the Pacific.
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