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The Eagle of the Ninth. 1400 Grundwörter. The Eagle of the Ninth. 1400 Grundwörter. Rosemary Sutcliff,C. Walter Hodges A young centurion ventures among the hostile tribes beyond the Roman Wall to recover the eagle standard of the Ninth, a legion which mysteriously disappeared under his father's command. OL1417723W
The Lantern Bearers The Lantern Bearers Rosemary Sutcliff,R. Sutcliff Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, and he eventually joins the forces of the Roman-British leader Ambrosius t… OL1417732W
Woods Runner Woods Runner Danny Campbell,Gary Paulsen Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America. Far from any town, or news of the war against the King that A… OL14850166W
Daughter of Xanadu Daughter of Xanadu Dori Jones Yang Emmajin, the sixteen-year-old eldest granddaughter of Khublai Khan, becomes a warrior and falls in love with explorer Marco Polo in thirteenth-century China. OL15111499W
Guns for General Washington Guns for General Washington Seymour Reit In the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, become frustrated with the British blockade of Boston and decide to attempt to move 183… OL15830978W
If I lie If I lie Corrine Jackson Seventeen-year-old Sophie Quinn becomes an outcast in her small military town when she chooses to keep a secret for her Marine boyfriend who is missing in action in Afghanistan. OL16342408W
Blood brotherhood Blood brotherhood M. Zachary Sherman On December 1, 1950, Marine Captain Everett Donovan wakes up in a mortar crater behind enemy lines and is confronted by his Korean counterpart--who will survive the encounter? OL16470045W
Walking wounded Walking wounded Chris Lynch Best friends Morris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck all sign up for the Army when one of them is drafted into the Vietnam War, pledging to come home together. The pledge seems broken when one of them is KIA. T… OL17074134W
Free-fire Zone Free-fire Zone Chris Lynch Rudi, drafted by the U.S. Marines for the Vietnam War, feels lost without his three best friends by his side. Through letters back and forth between the friends, Rudi defends the type of soldier he's… OL17076454W
Journey of dreams Journey of dreams Marjorie White Pellegrino When their village is destroyed in the Guatemalan Civil War, Tomasa and her family, except her mother and brother, who have been taken by the authorities, begin the long trek north in search of somew… OL17731392W
The cat at the wall The cat at the wall Deborah Ellis A cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house on the West Bank that has been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers. The house seems empty, until the cat realizes that a little boy is hiding beneath the … OL17867991W
Anson's way Anson's way Gary D. Schmidt While serving as a British Fencible to maintain the peace in eighteenth-century Ireland, Anson finds that his sympathy for a hedge master, a teacher devoted to teaching Irish children their forbidden… OL1922920W
Siege of Shadows (The Effigies) Siege of Shadows (The Effigies) Sarah Raughley 441 pages ; 24 cm OL19342774W
Four-four-two Four-four-two Dean Hughes Forced into an internment camp at the start of World War II, eighteen-year-old Yuki enlists in the Army to fight for the Allies as a member of the "Four-Four-Two," a segregated Japanese American regi… OL19793429W
Coming home Coming home Greg Ruth 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. OL19994202W
King King Ellen Oh Girl warrior, demon slayer, Tiger spirit of the Yellow Eyes Kira is ready for her final quest. In this thrilling finale to the Prophecy trilogy, fans will get even more of the fierce Kira and her que… OL19997977W
The traitor's kiss The traitor's kiss Erin Beaty An obstinate girl who will not be married. A soldier desperate to prove himself. A kingdom on the brink of war. With a sharp tongue and an unruly temper, Sage Fowler is not what they d call a lady w… OL20057455W
Soldier boy Soldier boy Keely Hutton Follows Ricky from 1987-1991, and Samuel in 2006, as they are abducted to serve as child-soldiers in Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. Includes historical notes and information about Fr… OL20060117W
An Uncertain Heart An Uncertain Heart June Tate Belgium, 1917. At a military hospital in Poperinge, close to the horrors of the front line, Sister Helen Chalmers strives tirelessly to save the many injured soldiers brought in from battle. The hard… OL20850067W
Strays Strays C. Alexander London As American troops are being pulled out of Vietnam, young soldier Chuck goes AWOL when he learns that the Army intends to euthanize his companion, military working dog Ajax. OL22638934W
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