children of military personnel

"Paige struggles with the reintroduction of her mother--and her pain pill habit--into the household after she's been deployed numerous times overseas. At first grateful to have her home, Paige grows resentful and begins to rebel"--.

Follows the emotions of a young boy as he waits at an airport for a family member to return home from serving in the military.

A collection of more than one hundred essays in which the children of military personnel share their observations about their moms and dads and the emotional connections between parents and children.

A young boy makes a special gift for his father to take with as he leaves to serve his country at war.

Set against the closing years of the Cold War, Constance Squires's debut novel introduces the family of Army Major Collins, as told through the eyes of Lucinda Collins-the vibrant, headstrong eldest daughter.

Tells the true of story of how young Shea Leigh tucked her stuffed toy Boo Boo Bear into a care package to watch over her dad and remind him of her love while he was serving in Iraq with the Air National Guard.

Author's account of her year teaching Amerasian children in Vietnam.

As Esme introduces her stuffed animal collection that is alphabetically arranged from Alvin the aardvark to Zelda the zebra she also relates her family's military life and her father's deployment.