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Duty. Honor. Country. That’s West Point’s motto, and every cadet who passes through its stone gates vows to live it. But on the eve of 9/11, as Dani, Hannah and Avery face four grueling years ahead, they realize they’ll only survive if they do it together. Everyone knows Dani is going places. With athletic talent and a brilliant mind, she navigates West Point’s predominantly male environment with wit and confidence, breaking stereotypes and...

Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire's impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They've seen what happens to those who...

A military epic that chronicles the birth of the U.S. Air Force Academy, a Foundation of Honor. The arduous training of America's future leaders as they prepare to serve, from the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of the Middle East. The Cadet is an accurate, historical saga of the Academy, populated with sympathetic, larger-than-life characters and immersed in rich period details.

"A YA memoir of sexual abuse in the Air Force academy, and the author's survival and healing."--Provided by publisher.

The second Sharg war has begun. As the alien invasion grows to a worldwide threat, the Mech Cadets answer the call alongside their robos to defend the planet. First year students, however, are grounded and forbidden from fighting on the front lines. But while training in secret, Stanford, Park, Olivetti, and Sanchez will discover that their enemy takes more shapes than they could have ever known.

"When a fiercely devoted group of military school cadets learns that their school is being sold to real estate developers, they refuse to accept defeat-- instead choosing to rise up together to protect the academy and their honor. But the brave young soldiers soon learn that the most courageous decisions can sometimes have unexpected and even fatal consequences!"--Container.

"Each year, giant sentient robots from space come to Earth and bond with a new Sky Corps Academy cadet to keep the planet safe. But this time, one mech bonds with Stanford Yu, a young kid working with his mom as a janitor. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for him, but first he’ll have to earn his classmates’ trust and survive an uncompromising enemy…colossal aliens known as the Sharg" --Amazon.