18 books like The New Recruit

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A Million Miles Away Lara Avery · 2015 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Twin sisters Kelsey and Michelle Maxfield look identical -- but they couldn't be more different. Kelsey is the captain of the dance team and loves her cute college boyfriend, Davis. Michelle is a free-spirited artist and flits from one guy to the next, the latest a soldier recently deployed to Afghanistan. Despite their differences, Kelsey and Michelle can't live without each other--until, in an… Shares: Afghan War, Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan · 2016 · ★ 4.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate As Morgarath recruits an army of Wargals, Halt ventures into enemy territory to uncover the extent of Morgarath's plan of attack. Shares: Soldiers, War, Adventure, Children's fiction

Dogfight Craig Simpson · 1998 · ★ 4.1 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Join Finn Gunnersen in his first Special Operation . . . The first in a new WWII action-adventure series from the author of Resistance ('a genuine page-turner' ETC).Eighty miles per hour . . . 'Now, Loki!' I said, seizing the other column in front of me. We both pulled back. The plane bumped and lurched like a runaway train about to derail. Then, suddenly, the pounding ceased and everything… Shares: Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

Operation Oleander Valerie O. Patterson · 2013 · ★ 3.7 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Seventh-grader Jess and her friends establish the Order of the Oleander to collect supplies for an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, where two of their parents are deployed, but when disaster strikes and many blame the Order, Jess must find a way to go on. Shares: Afghan War, Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

Under the persimmon tree Suzanne Fisher Staples · 2005 · ★ 3.6 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate During the 2001 Afghan War, the lives of Najmal, a young refugee from Kunduz, Afghanistan, and Nusrat, an American-Muslim teacher who is awaiting her huband's return from Mazar-i-Sharif, intersect at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. Shares: Afghan War, War, Children's fiction

With Moore at Corunna G. A. Henty · 1897 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Challenging A bright Irish lad, Terence O'Conner, is living with his widowed father, Captain O'Conner of the Mayo Fusiliers, with the regiment at the time when the Peninsular war began. Upon the regiment being ordered to Spain, Terence received a commission of ensign and accompanied it. On the way out, by his quickness of wit he saved the ship from capture and, instead, aided in capturing two French… Shares: Youth, Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

Torn David Massey · 2013 · ★ 4.3 Only eighteen when she is sent to Afghanistan, British army medic Elinor Nielson is continually at odds with her hardnosed bunkmate, Heidi Larson, but connects with a mysterious Afghan girl and other local children, as well as an American lieutenant. Shares: Afghan War, Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

Two of Swords? K. J. Parker · 2015 'Skilful plotting and rich scene-setting' - GUARDIAN'Parker's skilful control of pacing, expert rendering of characters, and subtle sense of humour add depth and believability' - Library Journal A soldier with a gift for archery. A woman who kills without care. Two brothers, both unbeatable generals, now fighting for opposing armies. No one in the vast and once glorious United Empire remains… Shares: Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

Shadow Michael Morpurgo · 2010 · ★ 3.8 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "When Shadow, a bomb-sniffing spaniel, goes missing in the middle of war-torn Afghanistan, his soldier-owner is devastated. Meanwhile, Shadow makes friends with a local Afghan boy, and sees a whole other side of the war. But as Christmas draws ever closer, the question is - will Shadow and his trainer ever be reunited...?" --Publisher description. Shares: Afghan War, War, Children's fiction

Legend Marie Lu · 2011 · ★ 4.2 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Moderate NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In what was formerly known as the United States, a military prodigy and the most wanted criminal in the land find themselves unexpectedly working together as they uncover their government’s sins. “Legend will give Hunger Games fans something worthwhile to read.”—VOYA“A romantic thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world where nothing is what it seems.”—Kami Garcia, New… Shares: Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

A quiet kind of thunder Sara Barnard · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 403p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Steffi doesn't talk. Rhys can't hear. They understand each other perfectly. Love isn't always a lightning strike. Sometimes it's the rumbling roll of thunder ... Steffi has been a selective mute for most of her life - she's been silent for so long that she feels completely invisible. But Rhys, the new boy at school, sees her. He's deaf, and her knowledge of basic sign language means that she's… Shares: Youth, Children's fiction

Star wars Toshiki Kudo · 1999 · ★ 4.2 Masterfully drawn by artist Toshiki Kudo, this volume follows Luke Skywalker as he travels to meet Jedi Master Yoda while Han and Leia struggle to outrace the grip of Darth Vader. You wont want to miss out on this exquisite telling of the classic tale of betrayal and high-adventure. Shares: War, Children's fiction

Freefall Anna Levine · 2008 · ★ 3.8 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate As war between Israel and Lebanon breaks out in 2006 and her compulsory service in the Israeli army draws near, teenaged Aggie considers joining an elite female combat unit. Shares: Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

Sentries Gary Paulsen · 1986 · ★ 3.6 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Moderate They are four different people with four separate lives: Sue, a young woman distanced from her native roots; David, a traveler in search of a dream; Laura, a student seeking her parents' understanding; and Peter, a rock star struggling to create the perfect sound. One looming fate threatens them all. And everything they love may be taken away in one fleeting second... Shares: Youth, War, Adventure, Children's fiction

Patrol Walter Dean Myers · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 40p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A frightened American soldier faces combat in the lush forests of Vietnam. Shares: Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

Caminar Skila Brown · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Carlos knows that when the soldiers arrive with warnings about the Communist rebels, it is time to be a man and defend the village, keep everyone safe. But Mama tells him not yet — he’s still her quiet moonfaced boy. The soldiers laugh at the villagers, and before they move on, a neighbor is found dangling from a tree, a sign on his neck: Communist. Mama tells Carlos to run and hide, then try to… Shares: Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

My Darling, My Hamburger Paul Zindel · 1969 · ★ 3.6 · 161p · ≈ 5h · Moderate From Goodreads: “ Four friends, Two couples, One year that will change their lives. Liz and Sean, both beautiful and popular, are madly in love and completely misunderstood by their parents. Their best friends, Maggie and Dennis, are shy and awkward, but willing to take the first tentative steps toward a romance of their own. Yet before either couple can enjoy true happiness, life conspires… Shares: Youth, Children's fiction

The drowned cities Paolo Bacigalupi · 2012 · ★ 3.9 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate In a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil wars, orphans Mahlia and Mouse barely escape the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities, but their fragile safety is soon threatened and Mahlia will have to risk everything if she is to save Mouse, as he once saved her. Shares: Soldiers, War, Children's fiction

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