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Devotion (Adapted for Young Adults): An Epic Story of Heroism and Friendship
Devotion (Adapted for Young Adults): An Epic Story of Heroism and Friendship
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A young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as they face extraordinary circumstances. Soon to be major motion picture starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell, with supporting cast including Joe Jonas.
Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, both Navy pilots during the Korean War in 1950, come from different backgrounds: Hudner is a white New Englander, a son of privilege; Brown is an African American son of a sharecropper from Mississippi. When the two men join forces in Fighter Squadron 32, they forge a deep friendship at a time when racial inequality was prevalent in America. An unwavering commitment binds Tom and Jesse to each other as well as to their comrades. The two fly to save a division of US Marines cornered during the battle at Chosin Reservoir, but catastrophe strikes when one of them is shot down behind enemy lines and trapped in the wreckage of his plane. The other will face an unthinkable choice: watch their friend die, or attempt one of history's most audacious one-man rescue missions. What transpires is harrowing and heartbreaking, an inspirational story for all time.
Author: Adam Makos
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 05/24/2022
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780593481455
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2022
Booklist 05/15/2022 pg. 39
Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, both Navy pilots during the Korean War in 1950, come from different backgrounds: Hudner is a white New Englander, a son of privilege; Brown is an African American son of a sharecropper from Mississippi. When the two men join forces in Fighter Squadron 32, they forge a deep friendship at a time when racial inequality was prevalent in America. An unwavering commitment binds Tom and Jesse to each other as well as to their comrades. The two fly to save a division of US Marines cornered during the battle at Chosin Reservoir, but catastrophe strikes when one of them is shot down behind enemy lines and trapped in the wreckage of his plane. The other will face an unthinkable choice: watch their friend die, or attempt one of history's most audacious one-man rescue missions. What transpires is harrowing and heartbreaking, an inspirational story for all time.
Author: Adam Makos
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 05/24/2022
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780593481455
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2022
Booklist 05/15/2022 pg. 39
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