Dead In The Water

Dead In The Water by Chris Lynch, 188 pages

This is the second book in the World War II series.  Hank is pretty much a sure thing to play professional baseball but he can’t think about that until the War is over.  He enlists in the Navy while his brother, Theo, enlists in the Army Air Corps.  At first, training is interesting to Hank but he still finds downtime to relax by playing catch with the other guys, even sometimes playing a pick up game.  The best player by far is and African American named Bradford.  Becoming friends with Bradford gives Hank his first taste of the inequalities in the United States.  Bradford isn’t allowed to be on some of the beaches in Hawaii.  Still, life isn’t too bad until hank gets a taste of what war is really all about.  Teens that like historical fiction, especially war stories, will enjoy this series.