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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Inspired by the culture of West Africa, a feminist fantasy debut traces the experiences of an intuitive girl who is invited to leave her discriminatory village to join the emperor's army of near-immortal women warriors.
The blood ceremony will determine whether Deka will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on...
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"The peace of the nation of Tir Tanagiri had been bitterly won. But after years of fighting against rival kingdoms and Jarnish invaders, the warrior Sulien ap Gwien and her lord, King Urdom, had finally won it, through great strength fo arms and greater strength of vision." -- Jacket.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle...
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
King Urdo of Caer Tanaga, struggles to bind together the squabbling nobles and petty princes into a unified force to drive out the barbaria invader ad restore the King's Peace. He will change Sulien's life, for she sees him as the greatest hope the country has and he sees her as the greates t warrior. Together they will fight and suffer for an age of the world, for the things that world always needs ad which never last.
Author
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Rear Admiral Michelle Henke was commanding one of the ships in a force led by Honor Harrington in an all-out space battle when she and her surviving crew were taken prisoner. Through an agreement with the Havenites and her government, she was given a command far away from the war's battle lines. What she didn't realize was that she would find herself on a collision course with the interstellar syndicate of criminals known as Manpower.
11) Home front
Author
Language
English
Description
"From a distance, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years together, the couple has lost their way; they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harm's way and leaving the other at home, waiting for news. When the worst happens,...
13) Mission of honor
Author
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The Star Kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven have been enemies for Honor Harrington's entire life, but Honor has a plan that may finally bring an end to the Havenite Wars and give even the Solarian League pause. But there are forces in play that Honor knows nothing about .... and that could crush the very life out of the Star Kingdom.
14) Fire by night
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
Beautiful Julia Hoffman has always lived a carefree life. When she discovers that the man she's had her eye on thinks she's spoiled, she's determined to prove him wrong. She defies her family and becomes a Union nurse, spending her days helping suffering soldiers get well--and finding healing for her own heart.
Author
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[2009], c2008
Language
English
Description
Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr is a Confederation Marine's marine. She's survived more deadly encounters--and kept more of her officers and enlistees alive--than anyone in the Corps. Unexpectedly pulled from battle, Torin finds herself in an underground POW camp that shouldn't exist, where her fellow marine prisoners seem to have lost all will to escape. Now, Torin must fight her way not only out of the prison but also past the growing compulsion to...
16) Champion of fate
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Aristene are an order of mythical female warriors. Though heroes might be immortalized in legends, it's the Aristene who guide their paths to victory. They are the Heromakers. Raised by the order after being orphaned, Reed grew up surrounded by her future sisters-in-arms and the incredible stories of their quests. She's been counting the days until her initiation, and now one final test stands in her way: shepherding her first hero to glory on the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered who she really is...but war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun. For there is a dark force growing in Otera--a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop. Yet hidden secrets threaten to destroy everything Deka has known. And with her own gifts changing, Deka must discover if she holds the key to saving Otera...or...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Seeking revenge for her brother's death, Grand Duchess Vicky Peterwald underwent an unlikely transformation, from pampered heir to naval lieutenant. Now a new challenge looms: Vicky will need to use both her military and political ranks to rebuild war-torn planets, planets ruined both by the Peterwald Empire and by Kris Longknife's revolutionary quests.
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When Fallon and her fellow gladiatrices are thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, the only thing that might save them is a tribe of long-forgotten mythic Amazon warriors.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Vicky Peterwald is no longer just the heir apparent to an imperial dynasty. She survived naval training and proved her mettle in combat to help the starving people of the ravaged world of St. Petersburg. Now, she is truly a Grand Duchess, leading a growing battle fleet in a rebellion against the tyranny of her stepmother, the Empress"--
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