He feels the weight of World War II on his shoulders.But Dee is not alone. And Dee - along with his brothers-in-arms - is terrified. soldier, is on a boat racing toward the French coast. The only way to stop them? The biggest, most top-secret operation ever, with the Allied nations coming together to storm German-occupied France.Welcome to D-Day.Dee, a young U.S. June 6, 1944: The Nazis are terrorizing Europe, on their evil quest to conquer the world. Book Synopsis A New York Times bestseller!Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee, weaves a stunning array of voices and stories into an epic tale of teamwork in the face of tyranny - and how just one day can change the world. They are also connected in ways that will shock them-and could alter their destinies forever.īestselling author Alan Gratz is at the top of his game, shining a light on our increasingly urgent climate crisis while spinning an action-packed story that will keep readers hooked-and inspire them to take action.About the Book It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother-this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive. When the floodwaters crash into her house, Natalie is dragged out into the storm-with nowhere to hide.Īkira, Owen, George, and Natalie are all swept up in the devastating effects of climate change.

Natalie hunkers down at home as a massive hurricane barrels toward Miami.

But when one bear gets way too close for comfort, do the boys have any chance of surviving? Owen and his best friend, George, are used to seeing polar bears on the snowy Canadian tundra. How can she make it to safety when there are flames everywhere? Three climate disasters.Īkira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks-and grows scarily fast.

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