Loyalty, devotion, patriotism, and comradeship are all there, but so are mud, blood, fear, and gruesome wounds. Personal lives and loves flourish, but mostly suffer. Through scene after scene of wartime waiting, interpersonal maneuvering, bloody battles, and longing for peace, these young women persevere, rise to challenges, make sacrifices, and deal with the terrors of wartime life both inside and out of the trenches. The sequel, Silver Stars, recounts the battle for the Italian island of Sicily. In the first book of the series, Front Lines, the reader meets Rio, a combat soldier from California Frangie, an African American medic and Rainy, a Jewish girl assigned to the intelligence service. In this alternate history trilogy, women are allowed to enlist and serve alongside men. Popular teen author Michael Grant continues his saga about three young women soldiers fighting with the United States forces in Europe during World War II.
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