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Will McLean, a Southern military school cadet with a code of honor all his own, is assigned to protect the school's first African-American student--and in so doing boldly confronts the terrifying injustice of a corrupt institution as he struggles to expose a mysterious group known as "The Ten."
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For nearly one thousand years, the Core Empire has held together thousands of star systems and billions of citizens. But a coup attempt has broken the empire into pieces. For Cadet Hugh Cascade, this is but a history lesson, but one truth has never been shared with him: Hugh Cascade is an heir to the throne-perhaps the last-and the traitors will do anything to eliminate him. Before they can, Hugh must make the decision of a lifetime: To take the Test...
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Duty. Honor. Country. That's West Point's motto, and every cadet who passes through its stone gates vows to live it. But on the eve of 9/11, as Dani, Hannah and Avery face four grueling years ahead, they realize they'll only survive if they do it together. Everyone knows Dani is going places. With athletic talent and a brilliant mind, she navigates West Point's predominantly male environment with wit and confidence, breaking stereotypes and embracing...
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Ember in the ashes volume 3
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English
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The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power... the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance. Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies in stopping the Nightbringer. But while hunting for a way to bring him down, Laia drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have...
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English
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A wall of silence surrounds a cadet’s death at an elite military academy: “Superb . . . This is an outstanding book.” —Publishers Weekly
Detective Commissario Guido Brunetti has been called to investigate a parent’s worst nightmare. A young cadet has been found hanged, a presumed suicide, in Venice’s elite military academy.
Brunetti’s sorrow...
Detective Commissario Guido Brunetti has been called to investigate a parent’s worst nightmare. A young cadet has been found hanged, a presumed suicide, in Venice’s elite military academy.
Brunetti’s sorrow...
6) Cadet Kelly
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Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
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.
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Publisher
Blink
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English
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Earth's Alliance forces have emerged victorious from a brutal nine-year war with the Kastazi, a vicious, highly advanced alien race. In the dawn of a new peace, the Alliance Devastation Class starship California embarks on a mission of science and learning with a skeleton crew of seasoned officers, civilian students, and inexperienced military cadets. For cadets JD Marshall and Viv Nixon, the mission offers an opportunity to prove themselves and begin...
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Publisher
Disney/Lucas Film Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
551 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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The reign of the Galactic Empire has reached the Outer Rim planet of Jelucan, where aristocratic Thane Kyrell and rural villager Ciena Ree bond over their love of flying. Enrolling at the Imperial Academy together to become fighter pilots for the glorious Empire is nothing less than a dream come true for the both of them. But Thane sours on the dream when he sees firsthand the horrific tactics the Empire uses to maintain its ironclad rule. Bitter...
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Publisher
Dia Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
408 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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At the Academy of Tildor, the training ground for elite soldiers, Cadet Renee de Winter struggles to keep up with her male peers, but when her mentor is kidnapped to fight in illegal gladiator games, Renee and best friend Alec struggle to do what is right in a world of crime of political intrigue.
13) Flirtation walk
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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To escape her father's bad reputation, Lucinda Curtis has come to West Point, New York, to land a husband from the class of cadets at the academy. She sets her sights on Campbell, the first in the class, but is also pursued by Seth, who plans to finish last and be posted out west. Will Lucinda make the right choice--a man who will accept her despite her name?
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
491 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Hunter's 'A Search for Refuge' tells of Nash Banfield, hiding from society in a market town, and Lady Margaretta Fortescue, on the run from a mysterious threat and needing refuge. Camden's 'Summer of Dreams' follows the daughter of an army general, determined never to marry a man in uniform, and a West Point cadet just as determined to change her mind. Dykes's 'Up from the Sea' follows the romance between the daughter of a Southern lumber baron who...
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