Devotion Adapted for Young Adults, Adam Makos
Devotion Adapted for Young Adults, Adam Makos
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Devotion (Adapted for Young Adults)
An Epic Story of Heroism and Friendship

Author: Adam Makos

Narrator: Dominic Hoffman

Unabridged: 9 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/24/2022


Synopsis

A young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as they face extraordinary circumstances.

Soon to be major motion picture starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell, with a supporting cast including Joe Jonas!

Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, both Navy pilots during the Korean War in 1950, come from different backgrounds: Hudner is a white New Englander, a son of privilege; Brown is an African American son of a sharecropper from Mississippi. When the two men join forces in Fighter Squadron 32, they forge a deep friendship at a time when racial inequality was prevalent in America.

An unwavering commitment binds Tom and Jesse to each other as well as to their comrades. The two fly to save a division of US Marines cornered during the battle at Chosin Reservoir, but catastrophe strikes when one of them is shot down behind enemy lines and trapped in the wreckage of his plane. The other will face an unthinkable choice: watch their friend die, or attempt one of history’s most audacious one-man rescue missions.

What transpires is harrowing and heartbreaking, an inspirational story for all time.

About The Author

Hailed as "a masterful storyteller" by the Associated Press, Adam Makos is the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Higher Call and Spearhead and of the critically acclaimed Devotion. In the course of his research, Makos has flown a World War II bomber, accompanied a Special Forces raid in Iraq, and journeyed into North Korea in search of an MIA American airman. Visit him online at AdamMakos.com and follow him on Instagram.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown couldn't be more different when it comes to backgrounds. Tom was born in New England, the privileged son of a white owner of several grocery stores; Jesse was born to a Mississippi sharecropper in the segregated South. But both men loved to fly, overcame......more

Goodreads review by Georgia

Who are the heroes for young people--those who receive praise, attention, "worship" in our society? Athletes, movie stars, entertainers? Leaders? Where are those who have honor, integrity, dignity; those who stand for truth, civility, respect? When we think we may see someone of this caliber, we're......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner were both Navy pilots during the Korean War. Jesse grew up poor in the South; Tom was from New England, the son of a grocer. They were both part of Squadron Fighter 32, first sent to practice in the Mediterranean, and then sent to Korea when the conflict began. The story f......more

Okay, first of all, this book is so well written it's CRIMINAL! Like, Mr. Makos, you did not need to lead me in with hope only to leave me crying in the middle of algebra. Plus, the fucking heartbreak after? That killed me. I don't normally read biographies, but this led me in and now I'm still tryi......more