Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The wishing tree The wishing tree Mary Redman When her father leaves for a deployment, to try to make the waiting easier for herself, Amanda decides to make a wishing tree. Includes instructions and information about wishing trees. OL12017340W
Red's Hot Honky-Tonk Bar Red's Hot Honky-Tonk Bar Pamela Morsi Unruly Red knows she's no one's idea of a sweet old granny. But with one long-distance phone call, the fortysomething bar owner with the tattoos and tight jeans is suddenly responsible for two young … OL15499946W
Along the watchtower Along the watchtower Constance Squires Set against the closing years of the Cold War, Constance Squires's debut novel introduces the family of Army Major Collins, as told through the eyes of Lucinda Collins-the vibrant, headstrong eldest … OL16132511W
Off to War Off to War Deborah Ellis Society of School Librarians International Honor Book Deborah Ellis has been widely praised for her gripping books portraying the plight of children in war-torn countries. Now she turns her atte… OL17650584W
Healing heroes Healing heroes Angela Sportelli-Rehak When Breezy learns that her best friend's father became disabled while serving in the U.S. military, she is shocked. Breezy's uncle, Coach Pat, helps them all discover that physically challenged peop… OL27304470W
Stars on the ceiling Stars on the ceiling Geoffrey Norman A little girl's father helps her get over her fear of the dark before he goes off to war, and she uses the stars they painted on her ceiling to remind her of him while he is away. OL3479615W
The Yokota Officers Club The Yokota Officers Club Sarah Bird "Bernadette "Bernie" Root, military brat, speaks. She has never really noticed what a peculiar bunch of nomads her eight-member Air Force family is (with the exception of her Post Princess sister, Ki… OL41148W
The impossible patriotism project The impossible patriotism project Linda Skeers Caleb has a hard time coming up with a way to symbolize patriotism for Presidents' Day until he realizes that his dad, who is away from home in the military, is what patriotism is all about. OL5832459W
War Boys War Boys M A Schaffner "Philippines, 1968. At the height of the war in Vietnam, 14-year-old Charles Barker arrives at the U.S. Naval Station at Subic Bay with his mother and father, a commander in the Navy. Charles, who as… OL8886568W
Daddy, You're My Hero! Daddy, You're My Hero! Michelle Ferguson-Cohen The very first children's picture book for military brats OL9182550W