Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption and Seabiscuit: An American Legend, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, won the Book Sense Nonfiction Book of the Year award and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, landed on more than fifteen best-of-the-year lists, and inspired the film Seabiscuit, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. She served as a consultant on the Universal Pictures feature film based on Unbroken. Hillenbrand’s New Yorker article, “A Sudden Illness,” won the National Magazine Award. Her work has also appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Vanity Fair, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. She and actor Gary Sinise were cofounders of Operation International Children, a charity that provided school supplies to children through American troops.
“This adaptation of Hillenbrand’s adult best-seller is highly
dramatic and exciting, as well as painful to read as it lays bare
man’s hellish inhumanity to man.”—Booklist, STARRED
"This captivating book emphasizes the importance of determination,
the will to survive against impossible odds, and support from
family and friends. A strong, well-written work."—SLJ
"This fine adaptation ably brings an inspiring tale to young
readers."—Kirkus
"A humdinger of a page-turner: a noble story about the courage
of America's Greatest Generation, personified."—The Horn
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