| Price of Duty Contributor(s): Strasser, Todd (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481497103 ISBN-13: 9781481497107 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | War & Military - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Mental Illness - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2017025647 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.40 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 500313 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A powerful novel...that is especially timely." --Booklist (starred review) "Taut, compact, and suspenseful, the novel raises important questions about war." --Kirkus Reviews From award-winning author Todd Strasser comes a gripping novel that explores the struggles of war, the price paid by those who fight in them, and what it really means to be a hero. Jake Liddell is a hero. At least, that's what everyone says he is. The military is even awarding him a Silver Star for his heroic achievements--a huge honor for the son of a military family. Now he's home, recovering from an injury, but it seems the war has followed him back. He needs pills in order to sleep, a young woman is trying to persuade him into speaking out against military recruitment tactics, and his grandfather is already urging him back onto the battlefield. He doesn't know what to do; nothing makes sense anymore. There is only one thing that Jake knows for certain: he is no hero. |
Contributor Bio(s): Strasser, Todd: - Todd Strasser has written many critically acclaimed novels for adults, teenagers, and children, including the award-winning Can't Get There from Here, Give a Boy a Gun, Boot Camp, If I Grow Up, Famous, and How I Created My Perfect Prom Date, which became the Fox feature film Drive Me Crazy. Todd lives in a suburb of New York and speaks frequently at schools. Visit him at ToddStrasser.com. |