Ghosts of war

By Ryan Smithson

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Biography, Iraq war, 2003-2011, juvenile literature, Nonfiction, Reading Level-Grade 12, Soldiers, united states, Iraq War, 2003, Reading Level-Grade 9, Iraq war, 2003-2011, American Personal narratives, Iraq War, 2003-, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 7, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Reading Level-Grade 11, Young Adult Nonfiction, Military, History, Reading Level-Grade 10, Soldiers, Personal narratives

Description: Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's tour of duty. It will change the way you feel about what it means to be an American.