{"product_id":"island-war-9780823439546","title":"Island War","description":"\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 II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 II.  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":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62273361445251,"sku":"9780823439546","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780823439546.jpg?v=1785526410","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/island-war-9780823439546","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}