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2008., Pre-adolescent, Bloomsbury Children's Books Call No: 305.235 O'BRIEN Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents stories of young people in Afghanistan, including street workers, students, and pickpockets, who long for peace in their neighborhoods.
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-- Voices from Afghanistan.By Zullo, Allan[2015]., Scholastic, Inc. Call No: 956 Zul Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten stories of American heroes who have risked their lives for their country while fighting in the Afghan War.
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2003., Little, Brown Call No: 958.1 SEI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Asne Seierstand recounts the experiences she had while staying with a bookseller named Sultan Khan and his family in Afghanistan just after the fall of the Taliban, describing what it was like for families in Afghanistan to adjust to a new way of life and a new government.
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-- My story of persecution[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Norton Young Readers Call No: BIOGRAPHY NF JAN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: I, witness (New York, N.Y.)Summary Note: "Continuing this . . . middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman once persecuted by the Taliban shares her journey to becoming a community activist. As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in the workplace, and beyond. Freshta's school was shut down by the Taliban, and many of her friends were murdered and shot. Her journey through poverty, terrorism, and other forms of injustice has enabled her to be a voice for those unable to share their stories and those unable to receive the opportunities she has sought. She believes in empowering youth in order to bring about change and be the leaders of today and tomorrow"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Craig and Fred[2017]., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Biography NF GRO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 2010 Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine Recon in a remote part of Afghanistan. While on patrol, he spotted a young stray dog 'with a big goofy head and little legs.' Fred not only stole Craig's heart; he won over the Recon fighters, who helped smuggle the dog into Camp Leatherneck. Fred eventually made it to Craig's family in Virginia, where months later, it was Fred's turn to save Craig's life"--OCLC.
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-- Craig and Fred2018., Juvenile, Harper Call No: B GROSSI Edition: Young readers' edition, first paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: In 2010 RECON Marine Craig Grossi was in Afghanistan when he came across a stray dog who ended up following Craig throughout his mission. After a great deal of risk, and the help of a lot of people, Craig brought the dog--whom he named Fred--home, and together they learned to cope with and overcome the traumas of war.
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-- Craig and Fred[2017]., Pre-adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Biography NF GRO Edition: Young readers' ed.; 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 2010 Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine Recon in a remote part of Afghanistan. While on patrol, he spotted a young stray dog 'with a big goofy head and little legs.' Fred not only stole Craig's heart; he won over the Recon fighters, who helped smuggle the dog into Camp Leatherneck. Fred eventually made it to Craig's family in Virginia, where months later, it was Fred's turn to save Craig's life"--OCLC.
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c2011., Harper Call No: B Sediqi Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Kamila Sidiqa's life is drastically changed when the Taliban seizes control of the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. A teacher, she is banned from school and confined to her home, and when her father and brother are forced to flee the city, Kamila finds herself the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Amidst the war, she starts her own business by picking up her needle and thread and becomes a successful seamstress.
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-- One woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front2020., Juvenile, Philomel Books Call No: B HEGER Edition: Young readers edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Pilot Mary Jennings Hegar was shot down while on a medivac mission in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, her courageous actions saved the lives of her crew and their patients, earning her the Purple Heart. More importantly, it marked the beginning of the mission to allow women to serve openly on battle front lines.
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Ã2020., Adolescent, Penguin Books Call No: MEMOIR NF HEG Edition: Young readers ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Mary Jennings Hegar discusses her experiences as a helicopter pilot in the National Guard.
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By Todd, Anne M2004., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 921 KARZAI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Major world leadersSummary Note: A biography of the man who, in December 2001, was selected to head an interim government and lead Afghanistan toward peace and prosperity after many years of occupation, violence, and poverty.
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2012., Juvenile, Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press Call No: 305.2 Ell Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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[2016], HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: BIO026000 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Gulwali Passarlay recounts his twelve month long journey from Afghanistan to the West when, to protect her son, his mother sent him away after his father was killed.
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2013., Juvenile, St. Martin's Griffin Call No: 359.984 RITLAND Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Trident K9 Warriors gave readers an inside look at the SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors--who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake to save lives. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and highest skilled working animals on the planet. Mike Ritland's job is to train them.This special edition re-telling presents the dramatic tale of how Ritland discovered his passion and grew up to become the trainer of the nation's most elite military working dogs. Ritland was a smaller-than-average kid who was often picked-on at school--which led him to spend more time with dogs at a young age. After graduating BUD/S training--the toughest military training in the world--to become a SEAL, he was on combat deployment in Iraq when he saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. Ritland started his own company to train and supply working and protection dogs for the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, and other clients. He also started the Warrior Dog Foundation to help retired Special Operations dogs live long and happy lives after their service.This is the true story of how Mike Ritland grew from a skinny, bullied child, to a member of our nation's most elite SEAL Teams, to the trainer of the world's most highly skilled K9 warriors"--
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2013., St. Martin's Griffin Call No: 359.9 84 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The true story of how Mike Ritland grew from a skinny, bullied child, to a member of our nation's most elite SEAL Teams, to the trainer of the world's most highly skilled K9 warriors.
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Ã2013., St. Martin's Griffin Call No: 359.9 84 Edition: 1st St. Martin's Gr Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Navy SEAL Mike Ritland discusses how he started his own company to train working and protection dogs, and shares the inside story of the elite K9 warriors.
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2013., St. Martin's Griffin Call No: 359.9 RIT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Navy SEAL Mike Ritland discusses how he started his own company to train working and protection dogs, and shares the inside story of the elite K9 warriors.
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2019., Pre-adolescent, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: B PITTS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The true story for middle grade readers of United States Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts, who received the Medal of Honor for his incredible acts of valor on the field of battle while serving in Afghanistan.
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-- Trident canine warriors2013., St. Martin's Press Call No: Warfare Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Provides an inside look at the dogs that serve as highly trained K9 warriors doing detection and apprehension work in battlefield conditions as elite Navy SEAL canines, with anecdotes from the author's experience as a Navy SEAL and a trainer and supplier of working and protection dogs.
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2002., Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ansary, son of an Afghan father and American mother, describes his life in Afghanistan where he was born in 1948, and in America where he has lived since the age of sixteen, and discusses the impact of an E-mail he sent to friends on Sept. 12, 2001 to express his feelings about the Taliban, which gained worldwide attention.