Awards and HonorsSLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Young Adult
Horn Book Fanfare List: Best Books of 2015, Fiction Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015, Teen Booklist Best Young Adult Books of 2015 Booklist Editor’s Choice 2015, Fiction
YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016 VOYA’s Perfect Tens 2015
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult Speculative Fiction VOYA’s Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2016
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education, 2016 Best Children’s Books of the Year, Fantasy
Before Evan's father died, he was obsessed with a Japanese soldier's World War II diary. Now, Evan is reluctantly living with his estranged grandfather, whose past is tied to the diary's shocking conclusion.
Topics World War II (1939-1945). Death of a parent. Grandparents. Military service. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Ghosts. Survival. Mystery.
SRC Level 6.200000
SRC Points 17.000000
Lexile HL790L
Trim Size 6" x 9"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-10-12
JLG Release Date Feb 2016
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
Your older teen readers will appreciate the 12 selections in this category, a diverse mix of fiction and nonfiction covering complex issues and more mature content, from crushes and body changes to friendships and sibling rivalry.