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"The Lords of Discipline is, simply, an American classic." -- Larry King
The Lords of Discipline is a novel about coming of age, brotherhood, betrayal, and a man's forging of his own personal code of honor. Will McLean, a senior on the cadets' honor court, is an outsider by nature: a basketball star at a school that prizes military prowess above athletics, a military man in training who dares to question the escalating Vietnam war. And yet his greatest...
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Poppy war volume 1
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A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.
"When Rin aced the Keju--the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to study at the academies--it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin's guardians, who always thought they'd be able to marry Rin off to...
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Pennyroyal Academy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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A girl from the forest enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and knights are trained to battle the two great menaces of the day: witches and dragons -- Publisher.
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Fleet School volume 1
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English
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Dabeet Ochoa is a very smart kid. He's top of his class in every school, but he doesn't think he has a chance at Fleet School, because he has no connections to the Fleet. But then Colonel Graff arrives at his school for an interview, and everything changes.
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A high-achieving teen who's determined to become a fighter jet pilot is matched up with an accused criminal at an elite military boarding school.
Paige plans to graduate from Wallingford Academy and become a pilot in the US Air Force. She's inherited her father's no-nonsense attitude and whip-smart intelligence, all of which have made her the perfect Wallingford cadet. Logan, once a star basketball player, now spends his days playing video games....
6) Camp Valor
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Camp Valor novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Fourteen-year-old Wyatt avoids a prison sentence by agreeing to spend three months in a secret government training camp for teenage agents, but when enemies try to root out Camp Valor's secrets, Wyatt and his friends have to put their training into practice to protect their country.
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 4
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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English
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When Greg Heffley's dad threatens to send him to military school if he doesn't stay out of trouble, Greg finds all-new ways to land himself in the doghouse! For starters, Greg's in over his head when he pretends to work at the swanky country club where Rowley's family has a membership. Things don't go much better on a father-son camping trip with the Wilderness Explorers, and then there's the Heffley's new dog, Sweetie, who fetches even more trouble...
8) Ender's game
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
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Once again, Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius...
9) Ender's game
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Summit Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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A hostile alien race attacked Earth, and if not for the legendary heroics of Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham, all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, Colonel Hyrum Graff is training only the best young children. Ender Wiggin, a shy, but brilliant boy, is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope. Once at Command School, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead them into an epic battle that will determine the...
10) Taps
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
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English
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Timothy Hutton as Senior-Cadet Moreland seizes control of his military school by taking arms against the people who are trying to close his school.
11) Stripes
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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When John Winger loses his apartment, girlfriend and job all in one day, he does what any red-blooded American would do: he joins the army and nearly starts WWIII.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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Set in post-apocalyptic Seattle in the year 2019. Max Guevara is a young genetically created woman and part of a top-secret government elite military squad, who is living life as a bicycle messenger/fugitive in the ruins of Seattle. She is hiding from her former commanding officer, Lydecker who is looking to bring her back to his fold. Max meets and turns to Logan Cale, a crippled computer specialist/left-wing rebel who runs a pirated TV system, who...
15) Private Benjamin
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
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English
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A pampered, spoiled upper-middle class widow joins the army. The army will never be the same.
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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The substitute: "Shale, a battle-scarred mercenary, finds that the war has moved closed to home when his girlfriend is attacked by a ruthless band of teenagers. Determined to root out this menace, Shale goes undercover at a local high school. Posing as a teacher, he and his team of mercenaries set a trap to catch the ringleaders in this explosive thriller"--Container.
The substitute 2: school's out: "When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during...
17) I am soldier
Publisher
Inception Media Group, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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"Mickey Tomlinson attempts the most dangerous military selection known to man: the Specialized Air Service. This elite group (S.A.S.) is tasked with life threatening missions in some of the most dangerous places on the planet. With his confidence shaken by the death of his best friend, Mickey must overcome the ultimate physical and mental obstacles, the most evil interrogation possible and a test that pushes he and his friends to the body-breaking...
19) Cadet Kelly
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Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc
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[2005]
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English
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A free-spirited 14-year-old must go back to basics in discipline, training, and attire when she's forced to join a military academy. Can she ever really become a true cadet? She must answer that herself when the drill team's championship depends on her.
20) Renaissance man
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Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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"DeVito plays a down-on-his-luck businessman who desperately takes the only job offered - a teacher in the U.S. Army. His mission: keep a ragtag bunch of underachieving misfits from flunking out of basic training! Be on alert for laughter as this unlikely new teacher and his underdog class unexpectedly inspire each other to be all they can be!"--Container.
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