{"product_id":"island-war-book-patricia-reilly-giff-9780823439546","title":"Island War","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo young Americans must evade capture by Axis soldiers--and outlast the brutal Alaskan winter--in this thrilling historical novel which shines a light on a little-known facet of World War I.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFourteen-year-old Matt never wanted to come to the remote Aleutian Islands--he was dragged here by his father for reasons he can't understand. Eleven-year-old Izzy, on the other hand, loves it--the wild weather, the strange birds, all the new people she's meeting. The two have little in common, except their hometown--they certainly aren't friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Japanese soldiers land on the island, Izzy and Matt are the only ones who escape being shipped off to a prison camp. The two kids must put their differences aside and work together if they're going to survive. With a long, harsh winter ahead of them, they'll need to dodge Axis soldiers and withstand Allied bombing raids--and keep the village dog from giving them away to the enemy, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in alternating point-of-view chapters, \u003ci\u003eIsland War\u003c\/i\u003e is set amidst the Japanese occupation of the remote Aleutian Islands--the only foreign invasion of the United States that took place during World War I. Fans of \u003ci\u003eHatchet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJulie of the Wolves \u003c\/i\u003ewill be riveted by two-time Newbery Honoree Patricia Reilly Giff's thrilling story of survival, resilience, and the power of cooperation.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50300332048657,"sku":"CIN0823439542VG","price":5.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50763233722641,"sku":"CIN0823439542G","price":5.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0823439542.jpg?v=1751076843","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/island-war-book-patricia-reilly-giff-9780823439546","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}