Ahoy there me mateys! This is a fantastic young adult alternative history book and represents another port plundered. Basically this is a book about World War II that has “soldier girls” fighting on the front lines. I tend to read non-fiction novels about the Second World War with a few notable exceptions like The Book Thief and Catch 22. But this book caught my eye and sounded interesting so I thought I would give it a shot.

I have never read anything by Mr. Grant before and I certainly enjoyed this book. The voices of the young women soldiers are unique, thoughtful, and from different perspectives. From common riflemen to medics to intelligence officers and from Jewish, African-American, white viewpoints, there is a little bit of everything in this novel. I was very much wrapped up in the characters and was glad to know this is the first book of a series.

In addition, this book is filled with facts about the war and American history that I have little knowledge of despite history and Holocaust classes. These tidbits like the Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia or the Tulsa Race Riot in Greenwood not only showed gaping holes in my knowledge but lead me down the interwebs in search of even more information than the book provided. I always love fiction novels that do that.

I will certainly be reading the next book in this series.

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