Tag Archives: war

Adult Books for Teens: Autobiography: “Lone Survivor”

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson Marcus Luttrell has trained his entire life to arrive at the moment when he and three fellow members of Navy SEAL Team 10 creep along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in search of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Biography/Memoir, Faith-Based/Religious Element, Movie Tie-In, Non-fiction, Over 375 pages | Tagged Adult books for teens, Afghanistan, autobiography, biography, book reviews, boot camp, death, death and dying, family, friendship, Lokhay, Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell, military service, movie tie-in, Navy SEAL, Navy SEAL Indoctrination, Navy SEALs, nonfiction, Special Forces, Texas, war | Leave a comment

Adult Books for Teens: “Out There”

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Note: I wrote this for the Inlandia Institute blog (which is published on the Press-Enterprise website) and as an article for the Press-Enterprise book section this Sunday. I’m reposting here because I think teens will enjoy Out There. While this … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction | Tagged Adult books for teens, adventure, book reviews, danger, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Iraq War, Magic Realism, Mexico, Mexico City, motorcycles, New Mexico, Out There, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, road trip, Sarah Stark, soldiers, war | Leave a comment

Adult Classics for Teens: “Johnny Got His Gun”

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo Yes, an’ how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they’re forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin’ in the wind Bob Dylan Johnny … Continue reading →

Posted in "Banned Book", Classic Fiction, Controversial Issue/Debate, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element | Tagged Adult books for teens, anti-war books, book reviews, classic fiction, Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun, war, World War I | 1 Comment

Veterans’ Day Reading: “The Yellow Birds”

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers “The war tried to kill us in the spring.” “Then, in summer, the war tried to kill us as the heat blanched all color from the plains.” ‘The war had killed thousands by … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Controversial Issue/Debate, Family Problems, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Young Adult Literature | Tagged book reviews, death, death and dying, Iraq, Iraq War, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, U.S. army, veterans, Veterans' Day, war, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

Adult books for teens: Biography: “Until Tuesday”

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Until Tuesday by Luis Carlos Montalvan Montalvan returned from two extended tours in Iraq a wounded warrior. Two Iraqis attempted to assassinate him because he was working hard to stop bribery and a thriving black market of US … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography/Memoir, Controversial Issue/Debate, Family Problems, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction | Tagged Adult books for teens, autobiography, biography, book review, golden retrievers, Iraq, Iraq War, memoir, military service, PTSD, Puppies Behind Bars, service dogs, soldiers, war, Wounded Warriors | Leave a comment

Adult Books for Teens: Inspiring Biographies: Unbroken

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand Unbroken is the incredible, nearly mythic, story of Louis Zamperini, an army air forces bomber whose plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. Before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Biography/Memoir, Faith-Based/Religious Element, Family Problems, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction, Over 375 pages | Tagged Adult books for teens, Allen Phillips, book reviews, guy books, Louis Zamperini, POWs, soldiers, survival, war, World War II | 1 Comment

Adult Books for Teens: “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power”

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow I have several teacher friends and family members who like to make fun of me for being a looney liberal. To avoid the teasing, I’ thought I’d read Drift but … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction | Tagged Adult books for teens, Afghanistan War, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bosnia, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Iraq War, military power, military service, military spending, privateers, Ronald Reagan, Vietnam War, war | Leave a comment

Adult books for teens: “War”

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Adult Books for Teens: War by Sebastian Junger In the year between June 2007 and June 2008, the Korengal Valley was the most dangerous place for a soldier to be at war. The daily temperatures of one hundred degrees, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Controversial Issue/Debate, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Mature Readers, Movie Tie-In, Non-fiction, Over 375 pages | Tagged Afghanistan, Second Platoon Battle Company, soldiers, war, war stories | Leave a comment