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When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941, teen Adam is fishing with friends off Honolulu and is thrust into a night of terror. Determined to reunite with his father, a naval officer aboard the U.S.S. Arizona, Adam navigates the chaos of the subsequent days in a quest for family and survival amidst the historic conflict.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Harry Mazer
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