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The new recruit
Title:
The new recruit
Author:
McNab, Andy, 1959-
ISBN:
9780857531766
Publication Information:
London : Doubleday Children's, 2012
Physical Description:
254 p. ; 22 cm
Abstract:
Sixteen-year-old Liam is naturally bright and sharp, but directionless. He's a thrill seeker by nature until one night a stunt goes horribly wrong and his best friend is killed. Liam is devastated. Fast forward a year and Liam is training to be a soldier, desperate to forget his past and wanting to move on and make something of his life.
Subject:
Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction
Afghan War, 2001- -- Juvenile fiction
War stories
Young adult fiction
Summary:
Sixteen-year-old Liam is naturally bright and sharp, but directionless. He's a thrill seeker by nature until one night a stunt goes horribly wrong and his best friend is killed. Liam is devastated. Fast forward a year and Liam is training to be a soldier, desperate to forget his past and wanting to move on and make something of his life.