Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand

Blurb submitted by Logan R.

Unbroken is nonfiction

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is about a boy named Loui Zamperini and his life as an Italian immigrant. In his early days, he is discriminated against for being Italian. No one likes him because he steals, drinks, smokes, and is constantly running from the police. He discovered his love and talent for running, and his brother trained him every day to help him better himself in the sport he loves.

He competes in many track events, winning nearly all of them, and finds himself in the Olympics years later. He won the Olympics and soon afterward he was drafted to the war were he flies fighter planes. He gets captured and is put in a Japanese concentration camp. He is rescued years later by the American forces and goes back to his family.

I am the type of reader who finds it hard to find a book you can dig into and actually enjoy. The rich contents and detail of this story drag you into the book and you can not put it down. I rate this book a 9/10 and am extremely satisfied.