{"product_id":"search-and-destroy-9781481427036","title":"Search and Destroy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA boy discovers the complexities of conflict in this fast-paced and thoughtful look at the Vietnam War from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSoldier Boys \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMissing in Action\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRick Ward wants to go to war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd he's not sure why. Maybe he's running from his dad and his crazy temper. Maybe he's running from his girl, who seems to think he's more of a joke than a man. Or maybe he's just running--to find himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter basic training, Rick enlists with the Charlie Rangers, a special unit that ambushes the enemy in secret jungle raids. It is the most dangerous front line duty, and Rick's six-man team will experience everything from horrifying enemy encounters to mourning the death of a comrade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRick will discover that no one--not protestors, politicians, or writers--has got a clue. And he will see that war is far bigger, scarier, and more complicated than anything he ever could have imagined.\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":50850891825426,"sku":"9781481427036","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b636f871-4f20-4273-bd7c-d585e7cf1719.jpg?v=1737420338","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/search-and-destroy-9781481427036","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}