Vietnam: Sharpshooter

Lynch, Chris

Vietnam: Sharpshooter

Genre: war

Series: Vietnam

This is book two in the series

Ivan has never backed down from a fight - especially when it comes to fighting for what's right. Now, as war erupts in Vietnam, he wants nothing more than to fight for his country as a soldier in the US Army, just as his father did in World War II.

But Vietnam is not the war Ivan was expecting. Glory does not come so easily in the jungle. And for the first time, Ivan is forced to question what he's really fighting for . . . and whether it's a fight he can hope to win.

Messed Up

Lynch, Janet Nicols 

Messed Up

Genre: drama

With his father out of the picture and his mom in prison, fifteen-year-old R. D. has been living with his grandmother and her boyfriend, Earl. He's been held back in school for skipping out or being on suspension, or maybe just for being Mexican-American, but, at heart R. D. is a good kid. Then, as if he hasn't had enough tough breaks, R. D.'s grandmother takes off with a new boyfriend and Earl unexpectedly dies. Heartbroken, but determined to stay out of a group home, R. D. takes charge of his own life. He keeps Earl's death a secret from his school and, for the first time ever, has an incentive to do his work and stay out of trouble. But how long can R. D. keep up the front?