Theme: military

The Forty-Third War (Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books)

A twelve-year-old boy learns about death and the conflicts that grip his Central American country when he’s pressed into military service and trained as a soldier.

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Sunrise over Fallujah

Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003 as a member of the Civilian Affairs Battalion at the beginning of Operation Iraqui Freedom, and he will be the liaison between the military and the Iraqis. His time there profoundly changes him.

Descriptors: Iraq, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , » 1 Comment