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YA
Lieutenant Commander Paige Durant is a rising star at Wallingford Academy, a military school. Logan is attending Wallingford because he's been told it's his best chance of avoiding jail. They fall for each other when Paige is assigned to be Logan's mentor, but their relationship jeopardizes both their futures. Strong, determined Paige anchors this military-themed romance, which is told from dual perspectives.
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YA
After flunking out of the only training facility for space pilots, wise-guy Nax Hall prepares to return to Earth with three other rejects. An attack on the facility forces the group to flee with terrorists in pursuit, setting them on a collision course to save the space colonies. Set in 2194, this wild, comedic interplanetary adventure features a diverse cast of characters, romance, a grand heist, and plenty of snarky humor.
390 pp.
| Whitman
| September, 2018
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TradeISBN 978-0-8075-3625-4$17.99
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YA
Ia Cōcha is an infamous rebel pilot, criminal, and (secretly) a teenage girl. When Ia is captured and exposed by the Olympus Commonwealth, her punishment is being sent to the imperialist government's military academy. Unexpectedly, Ia befriends her secretive roommate and falls for the flight master, making alliances necessary to save the universe. Sci-fi fans will get swept up in this fast-paced, dramatic, and diversely cast space epic.
377 pp.
| Little
| October, 2018
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TradeISBN 978-0-316-51044-8$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-316-51045-5
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YA
The exclusive Quatra Fleet Academy now welcomes cadets from all planets in the solar system. Admiral's daughter Vesper competes for a captain's spot with Cormak, a poor boy from a toxic planet; Arran, a sheltered boy from an icy planet, falls for the wrong boy; and Orelia struggles in the Academy as she hides a big secret. Can these cadets work as a team? Morgan creates a well-drawn interplanetary society in this series-starting space opera.
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YA
Reagan Hillis's spot at the elite Black Angel Training Academy is no longer guaranteed, despite her keen spy skills and Black Angel lineage; she's traumatized and guilt-ridden by her fellow-agent mother's death during a rogue mission (in You Don't Know My Name). Reagan's struggle to reconcile her ghosts with the person she wants to be adds emotional heft to this second spy thriller.
281 pp.
| HarperCollins/B+B
| May, 2018
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-240414-5$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-06-240416-9
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YA
Frankie has gotten into trouble one too many times, and now her life has become a cliché: she's being sent to military school. The classes are challenging, the physical training is preposterous, and there's almost no time for her true passion of fashion blogging. Unsurprisingly, Frankie marches on and finds her inner strength (as well as a gorgeous guy) in this predictable yet entertaining chick-lit novel.
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Illustrated by
Matthew Holm.
Color by Lark Pien. Sunny (Sunny Side Up) begins middle school back in Pennsylvania with some trepidation; what's more, she faces it without the (complicated) presence of her troubled older brother Dale. The family drama is so, so good, resolved hopefully but honestly. The subject is manifestly serious, and the Holms respect just how dark the story can get while maintaining its mainstream appeal as a middle-grade graphic-novel comedy.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2017
359 pp.
| Putnam
| August, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-0-399-54571-9$16.99
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Faced with a witch attack and penned in by giants, Evie and her fellow third-year Princess Cadets (Pennyroyal Academy and sequel) sneak out of their besieged school to retrieve a magic harp to neutralize the giants. The many characters and complicated backstory have become confusing, but fairy-tale predicaments and deeply felt family drama buoy the continuation of this lightly comic action-adventure series.
358 pp.
| Putnam
| June, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-0-399-16325-8$16.99
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4-6
Returning to Pennyroyal Academy for her second year of training, Princess Cadet Evie encounters a group of failed former cadets who want to burn down the Academy. Can she convince others at school of the threat? This sequel doesn't recap the complicated premise of Pennyroyal Academy, leaving some readers potentially adrift, but for established fans, the action and magical adventure are first rate.
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Connect: U.S. Special Ops series.
In this short, suspenseful novel, a journalist goes to Afghanistan and finds herself on the run from terrorists. A U.S. Special Forces team is assigned to rescue her. The action-packed hi-lo story (a fictional tie-in to nonfiction titles) is told in brief chapters that skip back and forth in time, sometimes confusingly. "Making Connections" questions are included. Glos.
80 pp.
| Scholastic
| September, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-0-545-43776-9$19.99
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YA
This sequel to Drawing from Memory takes fifteen-year-old Allen to Glendora, California. He's first enrolled in a military academy, then, happily, in a regular school, taking classes at an L.A. art institute and working part-time in a printing shop. Throughout, he's accompanied by scapegrace comic-strip alter ego Kyusuke. The illustrations are a pleasing combination of neat and nimble watercolor cartoon panels and black-and-white sketches.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2015
407 pp.
| HarperTeen
| September, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-229519-4$17.99
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YA
Coming from a military family, Sam McKenna knew that being one of the first girls at a formerly all-male military academy wouldn't be easy. But she didn't expect the contempt directed at her from those who would love nothing more than to see her fail. Support comes from unlikely allies, including her hot, off-limits drill sergeant. This well-written novel features a strong heroine.
314 pp.
| Putnam
| October, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-399-16324-1$16.99
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4-6
Evie, a new recruit at Pennyroyal Academy, takes her training as a princess seriously--she wants to protect innocents from the witches attacking the Eastern Kingdoms--but her sympathy toward dragons puts her at odds with Remington, a charming knight-in-training. This unusual military-toned addition to the princess genre contains twists to throw readers off balance before rounding to a satisfying conclusion.
409 pp.
| Dial
| January, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3681-8$17.99
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YA
A cadet struggling in her training to become a Servant of the Crown, Renee finds her hardest teacher is the legendary commander of the Seventh, Korish Savoy. Just as Renee's about to be disqualified, Savoy's little brother is kidnapped, and Renee and Savoy together wade into mafia-style intrigues to rescue him. Romance, combat, magic, and gender politics fill out this fast-moving, high-action tale.
112 pp.
| Enslow
| November, 2001
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LibraryISBN 0-7660-1485-1$$20.95
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YA
Headline Court Cases series.
Five noted trials--two from the nineteenth century and three from the twentieth--are recounted in formulaic fashion. The utilitarian texts provide background on the accused and their alleged offenses, describe arguments on each side of the case, examine the verdict, and explain the aftermath and its impact. The books are illustrated with sometimes overly dark black-and-white photos and reproductions. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Headline Court Cases titles: The Alger Hiss Communist Spy Trial, The Mary Surratt "Lincoln Assassination" Trial, The Court-Martial Trial of West Point Cadet Johnson Whittaker, The O.J. Simpson Murder Trial, The Trial of Gangster Al Capone.]
238 pp.
| Simon
| November, 2001
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TradeISBN 0-689-84002-2$$18.00
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YA
Mace, the first woman to graduate from South Carolina's historic military college, the Citadel, records the rigorous physical and mental pressures of "knob" (freshman) life. Though her often tear-filled recollections sometimes have a slick "as told to" quality, the memoir provides a vividly detailed picture of life at the Citadel, made unique because it is presented from a female perspective.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2002
291 pp.
| HarperCollins
| May, 2000
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TradeISBN 0-06-027943-5$$15.95
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LibraryISBN 0-06-028411-0$$15.89
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YA
Written by a graduate, this novel describes "Beast," West Point's tough orientation summer, as New Cadet Andi Davis struggles to prove herself among the guys. The portrayal of military culture, especially the intense relationships between squad mates and squad leaders, is engrossing, and the picture is broad enough to intrigue--or warn off--potential applicants. Glos.
128 pp.
| Enslow
| July, 2000
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LibraryISBN 0-7660-1342-1$$19.95
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YA
Landmark Supreme Court Cases series.
The six cases discussed in these volumes span one hundred and fifty years of Supreme Court jurisprudence. The volumes recount the circumstances of each case, summarize the opposing arguments, and explain the future implications of the Court's decision. The dry texts, probably best suited for report-writing students, are accompanied by black-and-white photos. Bib., glos., ind.