Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast

It's been a month since the bombing of Pearl Harbor and everyone wants to do their part. In twelve-year-old Colton's case, that means stepping up at home once his older brother, Danny, ships out with the navy. But before Danny leaves for boot camp, his boat is capsized by a Nazi U-boat, nearly killing him. When more U-boats start attacking the next day, Colton does the only thing he can think of to help his family and his country: He steals his brother's enlisting papers and joins up instead. Even if he can keep his age a secret and survive boot camp, he'll have to face Hitler's ruthless submarines. But the longer he's on the seas, the less sure Colton is that he and his shipmates can stop such a relentless enemy.