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No surrender soldierKohler, Christine

No surrender soldier

2014200 pages
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HistoricalYoung Adult

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Growing up on Guam in 1972, fifteen-year-old Kiko is beset by worries: He's never kissed a girl, the popular guys get all the attention at school--but the worst part is the serious problems at home. His older brother is missing in Vietnam, his grandfather is losing it to dementia, and he just learned that his mother was raped by a Japanese soldier during World War II. It all comes together when he discovers an old man, a Japanese soldier, hiding in the jungle behind his house. It's not the same man who raped his mother, but, in his rage, Kiko cares only about protecting his family and…

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  • Other · English · 2014
    Merit Press, F+W Media, Inc. · 200 pages · 9781440565618
Juvenile fictionHistorySoldiersCriminal intentGuamFictionChildren's fictionGuam, fiction