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1) Blind tiger
Author
Language
English
Description
"Thatcher Hutton, a war-weary soldier on the way back to his cowboy life, jumps from a moving freight train to avoid trouble . . . and lands in more than he bargained for"--
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
To pull off their latest mission, Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon must survive a devastating new weapon unleashed in thirteenth-century China ... a daring rescue in the snowbound mountains along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border ... a woman gone missing in the jungles of northern Thailand and Myanmar ... for Cabrillo and company, all of these events will come together -- leading to the greatest threat against US security that the country has ever...
Author
Series
The soldier son trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Nevare Burvelle, wrongfully convicted of murder, surrenders himself to the Speck magic with which he has been cursed, a decision that renders him subject to a violent alter ego.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Lincoln on November 19, 1863 in the aftermath of a narrow, bloody Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 248 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the life of world-class Ugandan runner Julius Achon, who was kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army as a twelve-year-old and forced into fighting and being a soldier, before escaping and discovering his talent for running.
8) Texas true
Author
Series
The Tylers of Texas volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The cowboy who claimed her heart before taking off on a tour of duty planned never to return. But Beau Tyler is back, and Natalie Haskell feels defenseless against the powerful pull of the brawny soldier. Especially when she finds herself suddenly widowed and needing the shelter of his strong arms.
9) Forest mage
Author
Series
Soldier son trilogy volume 2
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 718 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
10) Dear John
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
John, a high school dropout, enlists in the Army not knowing what else to do with his life. While in the Army he meets Savannah, they fall in love and she awaits his return from the Army. After 9/11 John feels it's his duty to re-enlist. During their long separation Savannah falls in love and marries someone else.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
From #1 bestselling author and master storyteller James Patterson, and Matt Eversmann, First Sergeant, USA (Ret.), the decorated war hero immortalized in the film Black Hawk Down, come firsthand wartime experiences of American military. The sacrifices of service are indescribable -- except by those who have made them. Their personal stories of battlefield life reveal: - The goal to "be ready every day, every single day," -- and how that can quickly...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
353p. 25cm.
Language
English
Description
War has come to Discworld ... again. And, to no one's great surprise, the conflict centers around the small, arrogantly fundamentalist duchy of Borogravia, which has long prided itself on its unrelenting aggressiveness. A year ago, Polly Perks's brother marched off to battle, and Polly's willing to resort to drastic measures to find him. So she cuts off her hair, dons masculine garb, and -- aided by a well-placed pair of socks -- sets out to join...
14) Still life
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
452 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the acclaimed author of Tin Man comes a captivating, lively new novel of people brought together across four decades of love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster"--
Author
Series
Soldier son trilogy volume 1
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 38
Physical Desc
577 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
16) Assassin's price
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 11
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First Mass Market Edition.
Physical Desc
605 p.
Language
English
Description
Six years have passed since the failed uprising of the High Holders, and Charyn, the rex's heir, has come of age and wants to learn to be an effective rex after his father. His father disagrees, so Charyn sets out to educate himself. But when privateers attack the rex's ships and threats escalate against the rex and his family, Charyn will realize that no one is safe--for an assassin stalks them all.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Natalie waits for the day when her soldier father will come home from war, in a book inspired by the author's granddaughter and her family's true story.
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Enter the world of the U.S. Army with this title, which gives readers an up-close-and-personal look at what it s like to have a family member in the military. Through the eyes of a child whose dad is in the U.S. Army, this text explores the army s history, modern tools and technology, and career opportunities. With age-appropriate language, the text teaches readers about the joys and sacrifices that army members, and their families, make in order...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is retreating toward Texas, and being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with...