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61) Lifted

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Description

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Lifted is the story of Henry, a middle school student in Alabama, who finds refuge in music from the challenges of his surroundings: a drug addicted mother, a Reservist father recalled to active service in Afghanistan, the financial stress of a Reservist's pay, a racist, redneck grandfather, and bullying schoolmates. A singing competition provides Henry the vehicle for his personal triumph.

62) Mistreatment of military families in privatized housing: hearing before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventeenth...

Author

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

Series

S. hrg volume 117-561

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

63) The summer before boys

Author

Baskin, Nora Raleigh

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5

Lexile measure

720L

Language

English

Description

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Twelve-year-old best friends and relatives, Julia and Eliza are happy to spend the summer together while Julia's mother is serving in the National Guard in Iraq but when they meet a neighborhood boy, their close relationship begins to change.

64) Oversight of family support programs: hearing before the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held, July...

Author

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel

Pub. Date

2010.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Microfilm

65) Surviving Deployment: A Guide for Military Families

Author

Pavlicin, Karen M

Language

English

66) Honoring the fallen: how can we better serve America's veterans and their families? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs of the Committee on Veterans'...

Author

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Pub. Date

2010.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Microfilm

67) I miss you!: a military kid's book about deployment

Author

Andrews, Beth

Pub. Date

2007.

Language

English

Description

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A guide to help children understand why a parent or sibling had to leave home for military duty, cope with their feelings in a positive way, and be assured that they are not alone, in a book with activities to help with the adjustment process.

68) Oversight hearing: update on VA and DOD cooperation and collaboration : hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, April...

Author

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Series

S. hrg volume 110-781

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Microfilm

69) VA and DOD cooperation and collaboration: caring for the families of wounded warriors : hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, March 11, 2008

Author

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Series

S. hrg volume 110-738

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Microfilm

70) Anything but okay

Author

Littman, Sarah

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11

Lexile measure

760L

Language

English

Description

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"Stella and Farida have been best friends since first grade, but lately there's been a tension to their friendship. It all started when Stella's brother came home from his latest tour with the US Marines in Afghanistan. Because the Rob who returned is not the Rob that Stella knows. He's angry and moody and closed off. But Stella doesn't want to talk about it, and Farida can tell she's keeping something from her. Desperate to help Rob and maybe get...

71) Privatized military family housing: update on implementation of housing reforms : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Readiness meeting jointly with the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the Committee on...

Author

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

72) VA health care overview

Author

United States. Department of Veterans Affairs

Language

English

73) Veterans' Access to Child Care Act: (report to accompany H.R. 95) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)

Author

, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Series

Report / 115th Congress 1st session House of Representatives volume 115-266

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

74) Home fires burning: married to the military, for better or worse

Author

Houppert, Karen

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

75) My military parent

Author

Murray, Julie

Series

This is my family

Pub. Date

[2021]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

360L

Language

English

Description

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"Families come in all shapes and sizes. Readers will learn all about military families through relatable situations. They may just find out that a military family isn't so different from their own! Title is complete with sweet, colorful photos and easy-to-read text with bolded glossary terms."--