The Yellow Birds by Kevin PowersFrom Goodreads: In Al Tafar, Iraq, twenty-one-year old Private Bartle and eighteen-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to...
The False Prince (Ascendance Trilogy) by Jennifer A. NielsenFrom Goodreads: The False Prince is the thrilling first book in a brand-new trilogy filled with danger and deceit and hidden identities that will have readers rushing breathlessly to the end.In a discontent kingdom, civil war is...
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben FountainFrom Goodreads: Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk is a razor-sharp satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq. It explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad.Ben Fountain’s remarkable debut novel...
