{"product_id":"flags-of-our-fathers-a-young-peoples-edition-9780440229209","title":"Flags of Our Fathers: A Young People's Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling chronicle of one of the most famous moments in American military history--the raising of the U. S. flag at Iwo Jima during World War II--now adapted for young adults. Read the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and strength of America and its armed forces.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a penetrating, epic look at a generation at war, told with keen insight and enormous honesty --also a major motion picture directed by Clint Eastwood. In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima-and into history. Through a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire, they battled to the island's highest peak. And there, they raised a flag, signaling a historic step towards the eventual defeat of the Axis powers of World War II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful account of six very different men--three of which were killed in battle-- who came together in the heroic fight for the Pacific's most crucial island. It is the story of the difference between truth and myth, the legacy of a hero, and the brutal cost of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Bradley, Ron Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Leaf Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.88h x 4.36w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440229209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e86824 \/ Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Bradley is the son of John \"Doc\" Bradley, one of the six flagraisers. A speaker and a writer, he lives in Rye, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRon Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Town Drowsing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"I55 Book Fairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46720474284318,"sku":"9780440229209","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/4247\/3502\/products\/img_fdba164c-a315-4c78-9d46-901774a46694.jpg?v=1693495171","url":"https:\/\/i55bookfairs.com\/products\/flags-of-our-fathers-a-young-peoples-edition-9780440229209","provider":"I55 Book Fairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}