military cadets

"Over five years (2005-2010), Kristine Potter traveled an hour north to West Point from her New York City home seeking male cadets willing to step away from their rigorous physical and academic training to sit for her."--Page [3].

"After relentless training and defying orders, the Mech Cadets find themselves on the front line of the Second Sharg War. Facing an uncompromising enemy they do not fully understand, Stanford, Park, Olivetti, and Sanchez are Earth's last hope. With human existence at stake, their bond will have to match their courage if they are to protect everything they hold dear"--Back cover.

"Follows an unlikely group of young cadets forced to mutiny aboard the revolutionary Devastation Class starship U.A.S. California to save themselves from an annihilation force of invading aliens"--Provided by publisher.

"Thane and Ciena have survived to see the destruction of one Death Star and the construction of another, but as they watch from opposite sides as the Empire crumbles, can anything but tragedy await them at the end of their journey?"--Back cover.

"In the wake of the obliteration of Alderaan, Thane's faith in the Empire is shaken, while the destruction of the Death Star that soon follows gives Ciena a reason to rededicate herself to the side she's choses. As their paths diverge, is love strong enough to overcome the distance growing between them?"--Back cover.

"The second Sharg war has begun. As the alien invasion grows to a worldwide threat, the Mech Cadets answer the call alongside their robos to defend the planet. First year students, however, are grounded and forbidden from fighting on the front lines. But while training in secret, Stanford, Park, Olivetti, and Sanchez will discover that their enemy takes more shapes than they could have ever known"--From the publisher's web site.

Combines photographs and facts about pigeons with a fiction story in which cadet Pidge Pigeon's skills are tested when Commander Cooper entrusts him with the job of delivering invitations to the graduation ceremony. Includes a speed reading segment, a quiz, and a glossary.

When the second Sharg war begins, the Mech Cadets answer the call alongside their Robos to defend the planets from the gigantic alien crab invaders. The problem is these first year students are grounded--no matter, Stanford, Park, Sanchez, and Olivetti train in secret, but as they do they learn their new enemies have more shapes than they would have thought possible.

"Every year, giant sentient robots from outer space come to Earth and bond forever with a brand new crop of cadets at Sky Corps Academy to help keep the planet safe. But this year, instead of making a connection with a cadet, one of the mechs bonds with Stanford, a young kid working with his Mom as a janitor at Sky Corps. Stanford has the opportunity of a lifetime but he'll first have to earn the trust of his classmates if he's to defend the planet from the monstrous Sharg."--Amazon.com.

"Once a year, giant robots from outer space come to Earth and bond with young cadets from the elite Sky Corps Academy to defend the world from the terrifying aliens known as the Sharg. It's a great honor to be chosen, but this year . . . well, the wrong kid was picked"--OCLC.