Front Lines: Volume 1
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World War II, 1942. A court decision makes women subject to the draft and eligible for service. The unproven American army is going up against the greatest fighting force ever assembled, the armed forces of Nazi Germany.
Three girls sign up to fight. Rio Richlin, Frangie Marr, and Rainy Schulterman are average girls, girls with dreams and aspirations, at the start of their lives, at the start of their loves. Each has her own reasons for volunteering: Rio fights to honor her sister; Frangie needs money for her family; Rainy wants to kill Germans. For the first time they leave behind their homes and families—to go to war.
These three daring young women will play their parts in the war to defeat evil and save the human race. As the fate of the world hangs in the balance, they will discover the roles that define them on the front lines. They will fight the greatest war the world has ever known.
Perfect for fans of Girl in the Blue Coat, Salt to the Sea, The Book Thief, and Code Name Verity, from New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant.
What happens when three ordinary girls answer the call to fight in the greatest war the world has ever known?
- Multiple Points of View: Follow Rio, a farmer’s daughter fighting for her sister’s memory; Frangie, a girl from Tulsa battling for her family; and Rainy, a New Yorker determined to defeat the Nazis.
- Female Soldiers on the Front Lines: Experience the grit, terror, and camaraderie of basic training and the brutal reality of combat through the eyes of young women who were never supposed to be there.
- A Band of Sisters: As they face down the German war machine, these three strangers must rely on each other to survive, forging bonds of friendship in the crucible of war.
- Coming of Age in Wartime: In a world where every choice could be their last, Rio, Frangie, and Rainy will discover who they are, who they love, and what they’re willing to sacrifice.
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Michael Grant, author of the Gone series, the Messenger of Fear series, the Magnificent Twelve series, and the Front Lines trilogy, has spent much of his life on the move. Raised in a military family, he attended ten schools in five states, as well as three schools in France. Even as an adult he kept moving, and in fact he became a writer in part because it was one of the few jobs that wouldn’t tie him down. His fondest dream is to spend a year circumnavigating the globe and visiting every continent. Yes, even Antarctica. He lives in California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, with whom he cowrote the wildly popular Animorphs series. You can visit him online at www.themichaelgrant.com and follow him on Twitter @MichaelGrantBks.
