From the acclaimed of author of Prisoner B-3087, a timely, heart-racing action-adventure about the War on Terror – and the bond between brothers.Kamran Smith has it all. He’s the star of the football team, dates the most popular girl in school, and can’t wait to join the Army like his big brother, Darius. Although Kamran’s family hails from Iran, Kamran has always felt 100% American. Accepted. And then everything implodes.Darius is accused of being a terrorist. Kamran refuses to believe it, but the evidence is there – Darius has been filmed making threats against his country, hinting at an upcoming deadly attack. Kamran’s friends turn on him – suddenly, in their eyes, he’s a terrorist, too.Kamran knows it’s up to him to clear his brother’s name. In a race against time, Kamran must piece together a series of clues and codes that will lead him to Darius – and the truth.But is it a truth Kamran is ready to face? And is he putting his own life at risk?
ALAN GRATZ was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating from the University of Tennessee, he began a succession of jobs–newsletter writer, high school teacher, university lecturer, bookseller, radio commercial writer, advertising copy writer, middle school teacher, library shelver–all the while working on various writing projects. In 2006, he published his first novel, Samurai Shortstop, an ALA 2007 Top Ten Book for Young Adults. Alan’s award-winning books include The Brooklyn Nine, Fantasy Baseball, Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game, Prisoner B-3087, and The League of Seven, the first in a series of alternate history middle grade fantasy novels. When he’s not writing, he’s usually reading other people’s books or creating an awesome new costume for science fiction/fantasy conventions. He lives with his family in North Carolina.
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