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[2016], Primary, National Geographic Call No: 355.1 20973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When someone is serving our country, far from home, everyone in their family has to be brave. Including--and sometimes especially--the kids. This book speaks to all kids in this situation in telling the story of a boy and a girl with parents away on duty. It captures the children's worries, fears, trials, and triumphs while waiting for their parents to return from service... An afterword looks further at the meaning of bravery and offers resources for helping kids deal with transition, deployment, and separation"--Provided by publisher.
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[2013], Hyperion Call No: 359 SMI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts one year of weekly dinners the Smiley family held, always with a guest, to fill the void left when Dustin Smiley was deployed.
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c2012., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: 355.1 20973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Natalie waits for the day when her soldier father will come home from war, in a book inspired by the author's granddaughter and her family's true story.
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c2010., Rosen Pub. Call No: 355.1 HAR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: FAQ, teen lifeSummary Note: Offers teens an overview of what it is like to be a part of a military family, discussing how to cope with moving away, strategies for adjusting to a new school, deployment, and thinking about a career in the military.
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2023., Pre-adolescent, Little, Brown and Company Call No: FIC HIC Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On the last day of fifth grade, super-smart eleven-year-old Ginny learns that her father, who is a military ER doctor, is being deployed to Afghanistan, devastating news because they are already moving to another post in Maryland and Ginny depends on her father to help her manage her obsessions, panic attacks and general meltdowns; one of her obsessions is geographical facts, and somehow Ginny hopes to use her geographical knowledge to overcome her difficulties interacting with other children--including her twelve-and-a-half-year-old brother, Patrick--and find what her father calls her "true north".
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2023., Pre-adolescent, Little, Brown and Company Call No: Fic Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On the last day of fifth grade, super-smart eleven-year-old Ginny learns that her father, who is a military ER doctor, is being deployed to Afghanistan, devastating news because they are already moving to another post in Maryland and Ginny depends on her father to help her manage her obsessions, panic attacks and general meltdowns; one of her obsessions is geographical facts, and somehow Ginny hopes to use her geographical knowledge to overcome her difficulties interacting with other children--including her twelve-and-a-half-year-old brother, Patrick--and find what her father calls her "true north".
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c2006., Sleeping Bear Press Call No: 355 .00973 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Using the alphabet format, this picture book describes the many situations and experiences that military families, especially their children encounter. For example history, rank, and quarters are explained"--Provided by publisher.
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c2010., Juvenile, Scholastic, Inc. Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Using the alphabet format, this picture book describes the many situations and experiences that military families, especially their children encounter. For example history, rank, and quarters are explained"--Provided by publisher.
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c2006., Juvenile, Sleeping Bear Press Call No: 355.00973 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Uses colorful illustrations and brief commentary with the alphabet to provide information on military family life. Contains sidebars on nearly every page to enlarge these details with more history and the culture of the armed forces.
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c2010., Juvenile, Scholastic, Inc. Call No: 355 Sci (PBK) Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Using the alphabet format, this picture book describes the many situations and experiences that military families, especially their children encounter. For example history, rank, and quarters are explained"--Provided by publisher.
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2013., Pre-adolescent, Arthur A. Levine Books Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.
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2013., Adolescent, Arthur A. Levine Books Call No: FIC GAN Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.
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[2014?]., Pre-adolescent, Listening Library Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on the friendship.
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2013., Arthur A. Levine Books Call No: SET F GAN Edition: First edition. Availability:9 of 10 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.
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2013., Pre-adolescent, Arthur A. Levine Books Call No: Historical fiction FIC GANSWORTH Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.
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-- Maxc2015., Juvenile, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: F Sho Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When Justin's older brother, Kyle, is killed in Afghanistan, Justin can't believe that his brother is really gone. Except there's one thing that Kyle left behind ... Max is a highly trained military canine who has always protected his fellow soldiers. But when he loses his handler and best friend, Kyle, Max is traumatized and unable to remain in the service. He is sent home to America, where the only human he connects with is Justin, and he is soon adopted by Kyle's family, essentially saving his life. At first Justin has no interest in taking care of his late brother's troubled dog. However, the two learn to trust each other, which helps the four-legged veteran become his heroic self once more. As the pair start to unravel the mystery of what really happened to Kyle, they find more excitement--and danger--than they bargained for. But they might also find an unlikely new best friend--in each other" --Publisher description.
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2016., Primary, Magic Wagon Call No: E HAR green dot HAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: My family.Summary Note: My Military Mom is the story of a normal day in Connor's life. When classmate Lenny visits his home, he discovers Connor s mom is deployed in the US military. Who helps with his homework? Dad! Who taught him to play basketball? Mom! Who does his laundry? Dad! Lenny realizes love makes a family. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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[2019], Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: JUV018000 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After something strange happens during a camping trip, twelve-year-old alien-obsessed Simon suspects he has been abducted, but was it real or just his overactive imagination?
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[2019], Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: JUV018000 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: After something strange happens during a camping trip, twelve-year-old alien-obsessed Simon suspects he has been abducted, but was it real or just his overactive imagination?
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2009., First Second Call No: GN Refresh Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A graphic novel that tells the story of three teenagers -- Josh, Cody and Gordon -- who struggle to make difficult decisions while their fathers are away at war in Iraq.