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Updated October 24, 2025
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The unsung hero of Birdsong, USA
Woods, Brenda
Paper Book
The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. For Gabriel Haberlin, life seems pretty close to perfect in the small southern town...
Night witches : a novel of World War II
Lasky, Kathryn
Paper Book
"16-year-old Valya knows what it feels like to fly. She's a pilot who's always felt more at home soaring through the sky than down on earth. But since the Germans surrounded Stalingrad, Valya's been forced to stay on the ground and watch her city crumble ..."--Dust jacket.
Walls
Elliott, Laura, 1957- author.
Paper Book
This powerful Cold War novel tells the story of two cousins, one German and the other an American Army brat, as they navigate the political and social turmoil that threatens their friendship and ends in the abrupt rise of the Berlin Wall-which may separate them forever. ...
Fly like a girl one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front
Hegar, Mary Jennings
Paper Book
A Young Readers Edition of a compelling story of courage and triumph, this is the inspiring true story of Major Mary Jennings Hegar--a brave and determined woman who gave her all for her country, her sense of justice, and for women everywhere. On July 29, 2009, Air National Guard...
The making of a Navy SEAL : my story of surviving the toughest challenge and training the best
Webb, Brandon
Paper Book
Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training, to combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, to training some of America's finest and deadliest warriors, Webb offers a rare and riveting look at the inner workings...
Camp Valor
McEwen, Scott
Paper Book
A young adult thriller from Scott McEwan, the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper, and Hof Williams. Valor: great courage in the face of danger When Wyatt gets framed for a friend's crime, he thinks his life is over....

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