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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Code of Honor by Alan Gratz


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                   Code of Honor by Alan Gratz


                 Adventure, Terrorism, Brothers, Loyalty, Prejudice,  


                                         Stereotypes, Young Adult

                                               

                                                       Age 11-13
                                                       Grade 6-8
  293 pages
c. 2015


Brothers Kamran and Darius Smith are very close and loyal to one another. Darius is in the army having graduated from West Point and Kamran is the star of the high school football team and dating the most popular girl at school. Their family is from Iran but they feel 100% American and Kamran hopes to follow in his brother’s footsteps.
Everything changes when Darius is accused of being a terrorist. He is shown in several videos making threats against America. Suddenly Kamran is also being accused of being a terrorist and abandoned by all his friends. He continues to believe in his brother even when the family is interrogated by Homeland Security and he is taken to be a “guest” of the government.
When they were younger Darius and Kamran created a “Code of Honor” and also made up games based on Persian mythology, books like Harry Potter and movies like star Wars. Studying the videos, Kamran believes that Darius is sending him clues about upcoming terrorist plots. He manages to convince agent Mickey Hagerty to help him escape from the government facility in hopes of finding his brother and stopping bombs going off at the Super Bowl.
An intense read that deals with death, violence, prejudice, but also love and loyalty between brothers, patriotism and the willingness to sacrifice for what you believe. Hard to put down once you start reading it. A thought provoking read on the war against terrorism. Readers who like Anthony Horowitz’s Aleck Rider books will probably like this one.

                                                           

                                                     The Code of Honor is

                                                         1. Be the strongest of the strong
                                                         2. Be the bravest of the brave
                                                         3. Help the helpless
                                                         4. Always tell the truth
                                                         5. Be loyal
                                                         6. Never give up
                                                         7. Kill all monsters
              

                                                Not a bad code to live by  











                     

                             




                                                         

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