Four-Four-Two

Name: Four-Four-Two
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Dean Hughes
ISBN: 9781501928260

Author: Dean Hughes

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 6 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/08/2016

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Boys & Men, Asian American & Pacific Islander

Synopsis

From the author of Soldier Boys and Search and Destroy comes a thought-provoking, action-packed story based on the little-known history of the Japanese Americans who fought with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. Yuki Nakahara is an American. But it's the start of World War II, and America doesn't see it that way. Like many other Japanese Americans, Yuki and his family have been forced into an internment camp in the Utah desert. But Yuki isn't willing to sit back and accept this injustice-it's his country too, and he's going to prove it by enlisting in the army to fight for the Allies. When Yuki and his friend Shig ship out, they aren't prepared for the experiences they'll encounter as members of the "Four-Four-Two," a segregated regiment made up entirely of Japanese-American soldiers. Before Yuki returns home-if he returns home-he'll come face to face with persistent prejudices, grueling combat he never imagined, and friendships deeper than he knew possible.

About Dean Hughes

Dean Hughes is a bestselling and prolific writer who published his hundredth book in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Weber State College and master’s degree and PhD from the University of Washington. He has attended post-doctoral seminars at Stanford and Yale Universities and taught English at Central Missouri State University and Brigham Young University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eddy on September 08, 2017

I really enjoyed reading this book. It ties everything about war into one book. It includes the relationships between people, the gruesomeness of war, the reality of glory in war, and life after war. It gave me a better perspective on WWII and war in general. Great book that represents battle the ri......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on July 31, 2018

Clarification: I think my honest rating would be 2 1/2 stars but I bumped it up to 3 because I didn't want to shortchange the book and author. Review: Why would I read this book, you (and I) might ask. One, it was the summer reading project book chosen by my oldest grandson, the one that I have a bo......more

Goodreads review by Samir on February 24, 2022

The 444th unit was a command of troops in World War II. Four-Four-Two is a fictional historical account of World War II through Yuki Nakahara's eyes as a Japanese-American. It is written by Dean Hughes, an author acclaimed for his books on young adults, sports, and war. He was born right before the......more

Goodreads review by Rustin on January 21, 2019

Yuki Nakahara is an American. But when the Japanese army aligned with the Axis Powers attacks Pearl Harbor, no one sees him that way. They see him as a no good son of two Japanese immigrants. Yuki doesn't want to be seen that way. He wants to be an American, so he enlists in the army to help fight W......more

Goodreads review by Sher on August 31, 2018

This is a story about Japanese Americans who were put in internment camps during WWII simply because they were of Japanese heritage. Some of these people were from families who had been in America for many generations. It is sad and is not fair, but it happened. The young son from one such family de......more