{"product_id":"four-four-two-9781481462532","title":"Four-Four-Two","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eSoldier Boys \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSearch and Destroy \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an \"immersive and inspirational\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) page-turner based on the little-known history of the Japanese Americans who fought with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYuki Nakahara is an American. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it's the start of World War II, and America doesn't see it that way. Like many other Japanese Americans, Yuki and his family have been forced into an internment camp in the Utah desert. But Yuki isn't willing to sit back and accept this injustice--it's his country too, and he's going to prove it by enlisting in the army to fight for the Allies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Yuki and his friend Shig ship out, they aren't prepared for the experiences they'll encounter as members of the \"Four-Four-Two,\" a segregated regiment made up entirely of Japanese-American soldiers. Before Yuki returns home--if he returns home--he'll come face to face with persistent prejudices, grueling combat he never imagined, and friendships deeper than he knew possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHughes, Dean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dean Hughes is the author of more than eighty books for young readers, including the popular sports series Angel Park All-Stars, the Scrappers series, the Nutty series, the widely acclaimed companion novels \u003ci\u003eFamily Pose\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Team Picture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSearch and Destroy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFour-Four-Two\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eSoldier Boys\u003c\/i\u003e was selected for the 2001 New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list. Dean Hughes and his wife, Kathleen, have three children and nine grandchildren. They live in Midway, Utah.","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544552739090,"sku":"9781481462532","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_974738fb-ec1a-4a44-a0c1-3dd3bd1cf489.jpg?v=1731530754","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/four-four-two-9781481462532","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}