Alive and Kicking by Chris Lynch
Alive and Kicking, by Chris Lynch, is about the brother of Hank McCallum in England, Theo McCallum.
Many say that Hank died on the Yorktown during the Battle of Midway, but he refuses to believe that. So, he decides to write letters to Hank about his life over in England flying a B-24 Liberator (a.k.a. The Flying Coffin), the same aircraft Louie Zamperini flew in the Pacific (Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.) These letters become basically like a private diary for Theo, but he sees it as a way for him to communicate with his brother, just like with his family back home. He goes through many troubling trials, and in the end, he gets return mail from the U.S. Army Postal Services. It is the first letter that he sent. It basically signifies that Hank McCallum is truly deceased, since the Department of Defense would send letters back to people when the soldier/sailor/Marine could not be reached or was killed.
I would rate this book 3 out of 5 stars, because it crutches onto the previous book for people to understand; therefore, making it confusing for people who did not read Dead in the Water. The rest of this book, beside the previous downside, is a great book, as long as you have read it.
Many say that Hank died on the Yorktown during the Battle of Midway, but he refuses to believe that. So, he decides to write letters to Hank about his life over in England flying a B-24 Liberator (a.k.a. The Flying Coffin), the same aircraft Louie Zamperini flew in the Pacific (Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.) These letters become basically like a private diary for Theo, but he sees it as a way for him to communicate with his brother, just like with his family back home. He goes through many troubling trials, and in the end, he gets return mail from the U.S. Army Postal Services. It is the first letter that he sent. It basically signifies that Hank McCallum is truly deceased, since the Department of Defense would send letters back to people when the soldier/sailor/Marine could not be reached or was killed.
I would rate this book 3 out of 5 stars, because it crutches onto the previous book for people to understand; therefore, making it confusing for people who did not read Dead in the Water. The rest of this book, beside the previous downside, is a great book, as long as you have read it.