“Buckle up for Two Degrees, a Hollywood thriller of a book.” – The New York Times

A new book from Alan Gratz is a major publishing moment!

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee and Ground Zero now takes a meaningful look at the attack on Pearl Harbor.

December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley pretty much live in paradise.

Their dads are Navy officers stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys have a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water.

But on December 7th, 1941, everything explodes.

Over the course of the day, as the boys fight to make their way home, it’s clear that everything has changed.  Stanley’s mother is Japanese American and he is suddenly facing a terrible prejudice that he’s never known before – and Frank, who’s white, cannot begin to understand.

Can their friendship survive this watershed moment?

• From the bestselling author of Refugee, Allies, Grenade , Ground Zero and Two Degrees
• Sheds a light on the increasingly urgent threat of climate change in an engaging way
• Gratz writing is exciting and takes readers on a nonstop adventure

PRAISE FOR TWO DEGREES

In this thrilling historical adventure, 18-year-old Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes, encounter a threat like none they’ve ever seen – a Ghost Army!

The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to bullets, flames, or anything else the Allies can throw at them. The armies rise from the ground in the night and seem to disappear without a trace.

How can Cap and Buck fight something that’s already dead? And just what does the mysterious Baron Mordo, sitting in his castle atop nearby Wundagore Mountain have to do with this? Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz merges the worlds of historical fiction and comics in this one-of-a-kind graphic novel that is sure to be met with major enthusiasm from fans of all age.

• From New York Times’ bestselling author, Alan Gratz
• Beautiful artwork
• Perfect for fans of all ages

Ground Zero is a number one New York Times bestseller

The plot starts at a heart-pounding pace and never relents? A contemporary history lesson with the uplifting message that humanity’s survival depends on us working for, not against, one another. A must-have. – School Library Journal

In time for the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, master storyteller Alan Gratz (Refugee) delivers a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear – and the stunning links between the past and present.

September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive – and escape?

September 11, 2020, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz – and put herself and her family in mortal danger?

Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same.

• Suitable for classroom reading
• With two action-packed perspectives, Gratz powerfully explores the ways in which the past shapes the present
• Don’t miss Refugee, Grenade and Allies by Alan Gratz.

REVIEWS

With his signature accessibility and insight, Gratz tackles events on both U.S. soil and abroad in  Ground Zero?..  Ground Zero will appeal to middle-grade readers, who were born after the events of 9/11, and to those adults who lived through it and will never forget. – Booklist

Gratz moves back and forth between the two narratives in short, nail-biting chapters that create a vivid picture of each setting and make readers feel invested in each character’s relationships and choices, and in the high-stakes global forces that affect the intimate details of their lives. –Horn Book

Gratz’s deeply moving writing paints vivid images of the loss and fear of those who lived through the trauma of 9/11. – Kirkus

This tautly paced novel explores the events of that tragedy and the subsequent American response through two parallel story lines. – Publishers Weekly

“A rousing and humane tribute to D-Day troops” – New York Times Book Review

From Alan Gratz, the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of the blockbuster Refugee, comes another thrilling multi-perspective novel, this time centered around D-Day.

D-Day, June 6, 1944: the most expansive military endeavor in history.

No less than world cooperation would bring down Hitler and the Axis powers. And so people — and kids — across the globe lent their part.

From the young US soldiers in the boats to spies in the French countryside, the coordination of thousands came together.

Alan Gratz, author of the New York Times bestselling Refugee, explores the necessity of teamwork and heroism in dismantling tyranny in this epic, yet personal, look at D-Day in time for the 75th anniversary of the operation.

PRAISE FOR ALLIES