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1) Coming home
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Follows the emotions of a young boy as he waits at an airport for a family member to return home from serving in the military.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Rayna is used to being the new kid at school. But that doesn't mean she wants to make new friends! Why bother when the military will only reassign her mom again soon anyway? No, the only friend Rayna wants is a furry, four-legged one. But instead of the dog she's been dreaming of, what Rayna gets is a hedgehog named Spike who is as prickly and emo as she is. Worse, Rayna's mom insists she enter Spike in a pet talent show to get to know some kids her...
6) Over there
Author
Publisher
Zero to Three
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Children express feelings about their mother being away on deployment.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"For one young boy and his family at home, the days pass slowly. That's because when your daddy's a soldier and he's away at war, you can't wait for him to come home so you can be together again. This poignant and impactful story, inspired by the author's lived experiences, captures the essence of the daily heartache, fear, joy, and uncertainty that a child whose parent has gone off to war must live with."--
Author
Publisher
Penny Wishes Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Maggie is a military rat - well, she wants to be. She tries to enlist, but falls short. She tries to serve the soldiers, but gets kicked out of the mess hall. Even her attempt to send letters to the troops misfires! Will Maggie find a way to serve?
12) Project Mercury
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Ike Pressure is an Army brat. Which, if you ask him, is not an insult. His mom's new job is in Mercury, Nevada, on a secretive military base close to Area 51. What's more, his childhood friend, Eesha Webb, and her family are about to move there too. Spoiler alert: Ike and Eesha aren't really best buds, even though their parents think so. They used to play together when they were little kids, but now she's more like his nemesis. Still, it's clear...