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1) Hero
Author
Series
Hero (Shotz) volume 1
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine., Jennifer Li Shotz, comes a brand-new heroic dog to love! Hero, a retired search-and-rescue dog, is not prepared for a stray puppy to come into his life. But when he and twelve-year-old Ben find Scout injured and afraid, the new addition leads them down an unexpected and dangerous path. When Scout goes missing, it's up to Hero to use his search-and-rescue skills to find...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.
3) Coming home
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Follows the emotions of a young boy as he waits at an airport for a family member to return home from serving in the military.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
When Justin's older brother, Kyle, is killed in Afghanistan, Justin can't believe that his brother is really gone. Except there's one thing that Kyle left behind ... Max is a highly trained military canine who has always protected his fellow soldiers. But when he loses his handler and best friend, Kyle, Max is traumatized and unable to remain in the service. He is sent home to America, where the only human he connects with is Justin, and he is soon...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old best friends and relatives, Julia and Eliza are happy to spend the summer together while Julia's mother is serving in the National Guard in Iraq but when they meet a neighborhood boy, their close relationship begins to change.
8) Hazard
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Told in a series of reports to his therapist, Hazard is resentful about being forced into counseling after being suspended from his school football team for unsportsmanlike conduct, angry that his father has served four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, angry that his father has lost a leg when an IED blew up--but as his therapy progresses he begins to process what has happened to him and his family, including his father's psychological trauma...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Language
English
Description
An evocative depiction of family life in postwar London by one of the world's best-loved author-illustrators.
After her father returns from World War II a different man, Ruby finds it easier to play outside in the wreckage of the bombings than to stay at home, but when she hurts her knee in the ruins, there is only one person who can rescue her.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Life has suddenly turned chaotic for high school student Stella since her brother, Rob, got home from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan: her school is on edge with ethnic tensions and her brother seems to be suffering from post-traumatic stress but will not talk about it. But when Rob's anger finally spirals out of control, Stella realizes she has to find the courage to take a stand against the forces of hate in her hometown.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Children struggle with separation from parents during their time of service to our country. Through the power of the human-animal bond, our main character and golden retriever, Josh, helps alleviate that anxiety. In G.I. Josh : I'll be O.K., children learn coping mechanisms through this endearing story featuring Josh and his best friend, Smudge"--Page 3
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