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Army Rangers

Explores the Army Rangers of the military, including the different jobs, weapons, and training.

The wrong woman

a novel
As the only survivor of Denver's notorious "Reaper" serial murders, FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck, commits herself to getting justice for the victims every time. But her next case hits too close to home when her best friend and roommate, Gwen Tavich, is found dead floating in a nearby lake. Kendall joins forces with Denver detective Adam Taylor to find the killer, but it soon becomes clear that Gwen was hiding a lot of secrets and Kendall didn't know her nearly as well as she thought she did. As more bodies begin to pile up, Kendall realizes the Reaper is back, and she is the only one who can stop them.

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?

Chronicles the life of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and details her early life, law career, and accomplishments. Includes black-and-white illustrations, timelines, and additional resources.

Hidden figures

the true story of four black women and the space race
"Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as--human computers--used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country"--Amazon.

Killer instinct

a Naturals novel
Cassie Hobbes and the other members of the Naturals program of the FBI work to solve a string of serial murders carried out by a copycat killer.

Flight of the vulture

"When a known terrorist attacks a US passenger jet, the CIA plans to retaliate with a drone strike. But Zumi proposes that they capture Viggo the Vulture alive to gain information on worldwide terrorist networks and weapons smuggling. The mission takes Invisible Six into the criminal underworld's darkest corners. Can Zumi and I-6 outsmart Viggo at his own game?"--.

We're better than this

my fight for the future of our democracy
Part memoir, part call-to-action, this young readers' edition chronicles the life of the late U.S. Representative who utilized the momentum of the Civil Rights Movement to effect change at a time when the country so badly needed it.

The six

the untold story of America's first women astronauts
2023
Tells the true story of America's first women astronauts--six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA's Space Shuttle.

Warrior dog

2022
"[A young reader's edition of] the . . . true story of a SEAL Team Six member and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life. Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama bin Laden's compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog. This is Cairo's story, and that of his handler, Will Chesney, a member of SEAL Team Six whose life would be irrevocably tied to Cairo's. Starting in 2008, . . . he and Cairo worked side by side, depending on each other for survival on hundreds of critical operations in the war on terrorism. . . Then, in 2011, the call came: Pick up your dog and get back to Virginia. Now. What followed were several weeks of training for a secret mission, . . . Operation Neptune Spear, which resulted in the successful elimination of bin Laden. . . [When] a grenade blast in 2013 left [Will] with a brain injury and PTSD . . . it was up to Cairo to save Will's life once more--and then up to Will to be there when Cairo needed him the most"--Provided by publisher.

Facing the mountain

a true story of Japanese American heroes in World War II
2023
This remarkable true story, resistance history and courtroom drama follows three courageous Japanese American soldiers as they fought for the US during WWII as part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team only to face discrimination at home.

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