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Watkins, Steve

Sink or Swim: A Novel of World War II

265 pp. | Scholastic | October, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-338-05790-4 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-338-05791-1
(3) 4-6 When Danny's fishing boat is sunk by a German U-boat, he's left in a coma. This inspires his twelve-year-old brother Colton to use Danny's enlistment documents to join the Navy. As detailed in the author's note, Watkins's accessible and immediate-feeling historical novel was inspired by the real-life experience of Calvin Graham, the youngest person to serve in WWII. Glos.
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

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