Silver Stars - Couverture rigide

Grant, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0062342185 ISBN 13 : 9780062342188

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2017

Synopsis

For fans of Girl in the Blue Coat, Salt to the Sea, and The Boy at the Top of the Mountain, the second book of New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant’s epic alternate history is a coming-of-age story about three girls who are fiercely fighting their own personal battles in the midst of the greatest war of all time.

The summer of 1943, World War II. With heavy memories of combat, Frangie, Rainy, Rio and the rest of the American army are moving on to their next target: the Italian island of Sicily.

The women won’t conquer Italy alone. They are not heroes for fighting alongside their brothers—they are soldiers. But Frangie, Rainy, Rio, and the millions of brave females fighting for their country have become a symbol in the fight for equality. They will brave terrible conditions in an endless siege; they will fight to find themselves on the front lines of WWII; and they will come face-to-face with the brutality of war until they win or die.

• YA Alternate History: In a world where women fight on the front lines, Frangie, Rainy, and Rio must prove they are more than symbols—they are soldiers.
• World War II Historical Fiction: Experience the 1943 invasion of Sicily through the eyes of three young women, from the terror of the beach landings to the brutal reality of the front lines.
• Band of Sisters: A medic who runs toward the fight to save lives, a language specialist bent on destroying Nazis, and a farm girl who is a natural-born killer. Three friends, one war.
• The Invasion of Sicily: Follow the American army from the shores of North Africa to the hot, dusty, and deadly battlefields of Italy in this epic new chapter of Michael Grant’s groundbreaking series.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Grant, author of the Gone series, the Messenger of Fear series, the Magnificent Twelve series, and the Front Lines trilogy, has spent much of his life on the move. Raised in a military family, he attended ten schools in five states, as well as three schools in France. Even as an adult he kept moving, and in fact he became a writer in part because it was one of the few jobs that wouldn’t tie him down. His fondest dream is to spend a year circumnavigating the globe and visiting every continent. Yes, even Antarctica. He lives in California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, with whom he cowrote the wildly popular Animorphs series. You can visit him online at www.themichaelgrant.com and follow him on Twitter @MichaelGrantBks.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The Summer of 1943: World War II.

The Germans have been bloodied, but Nazi Germany is very far from beaten. The North African campaign was only the beginning of the long journey for Frangie, Rainy, Rio, and the millions of other Allies. 

Now the American army is moving on to their next target: the Italian island of Sicily. Frangie, Rainy, and Rio now know firsthand what each of them is willing to do to save herself—and the consequences. With their heavy memories of combat, they will find this operation to be even tougher. 

Frangie, Rainy, and Rio also know what is at stake. The women are not heroes for fighting alongside their brothers—they are soldiers. But the millions of brave females fighting for their country have become a symbol in the fight for equality. In this war, endless blood has been spilled and millions of lives have been lost, but there could be so much more to gain.

The women won’t conquer Italy alone. But they will brave terrible conditions in an endless siege; they will fight to find themselves on the front lines of World War II; and they will come face-to-face with the brutality of war until they win or die.

Silver Stars is an epic coming-of-age story about three girls who are fiercely fighting their own personal battles in the midst of the greatest war of all time.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062342185
• ISBN 13: 9780062342188
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 576
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