Devotion : an epic story of heroism and friendship
Title:
Devotion : an epic story of heroism and friendship
JLCTITLE245:
Adam Makos ; adapted for young adults.
Personal Author:
Uniform Title:
Devotion (Young adult adaptation)
Edition:
Adapted for young adults.
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Delacorte Press, [2022]
Physical Description:
xiii, 347 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780593481455
9780593481462
General Note:
"Soon to be a major motion picture"--Jacket.
Abstract:
"A young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as they face extraordinary circumstances." --Amazon.com
Makos tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy's most famous aviator duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend. A white New Englander from the country-club scene, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighters for his country. An African American sharecropper's son from Mississippi, Jesse became the Navy's first black carrier pilot, defending a nation that wouldn't even serve him in a bar. Go into the cockpit as these bold young aviators cut their teeth at the world's most dangerous job-- landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier.-- adapted from jacket, regular print edition
Reading Level:
Ages 12 up Delacorte Press.
770 L Lexile
Subject Term:
Added Uniform Title:
Adapted as motion picture: Devotion (Motion picture : 2022)
Contents:
Ghosts and shadows -- The lesson of a lifetime -- Swimming with snakes -- The woods -- The Renaissance man -- This Is flying -- So far, so fast -- The ring -- The pond -- One for the vultures -- A time for faith -- A deadly business -- A knock in the night -- The dancing fleet -- The reunion -- Only in France -- The friendly invasion -- At first sight -- On waves to war -- The longest step -- The last night in America -- The beast in the gorge -- Into the fog -- This is it -- Trust -- He might be a flyer -- Home -- The first battle of World War III -- The sky will be black -- A chill in the night -- A taste of the dirt -- When the deer come running -- Backs to the wall -- The Lost Legion -- Burning the woods -- Into Hell together -- All the faith in the world -- Finality -- With deep regret -- To the finish -- The gift -- The call from the Capital -- The message -- Afterword.