{"product_id":"missing-in-action-dean-hughes-9781481426992","title":"Missing in Action","description":"\u003cb\u003eA boy confronts prejudice and intolerance in this striking, \"emotionally honest coming-of-age story\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) set on the American homefront during World War II, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSearch and Destroy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSoldier Boys\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDirty. Lazy. Good-for-nothing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJay Thacker is used to being called names because his dad is half Navajo. But he gets a chance at a new life and a new identity when he and his mom move to the small town of Delta, Utah, to live with Jay's grandfather. In Delta, Jay can convince everyone, and maybe even himself, that his dad--who is missing in action as he fights in WWII--is really a POW and military hero, and not gone forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the summer wears on and Jay finds himself growing up a little faster than he expected, he learns to look at some truths that had previously been impossible to face. Truths about his father; about Ken, his new friend from the Japanese internment camp nearby; and about himself, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this understated and moving story, Dean Hughes offers a glimpse at the choices a boy must make as he decides what kind of man he'll one day be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481426990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481426992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e135337 \/ Missing in Action\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dean Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935702810879,"sku":"9781481426992","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2e9851ff-7fca-4168-8e72-85f354174743.jpg?v=1681421345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/missing-in-action-dean-hughes-9781481426992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}