Silver Stars by Michael Grant is the second book in his Soldier Girl series – an alternated history where there was not gender restriction in
the draft for WWII in the United States. The story follows three American young
women as they experience the horror of the War to End All Wars.
The story continues as each
character has experienced battle and is just trying to get home safely. Rio
Richlin, whose proficiency with a rifle has put her on the front lines, will be
sent with her squadron to a new theater. Frangie Marr, who is a nurse, will
continue to help people while facing the double burden of being a black woman
in the US Army. Rainy Schulterman, trained in Army intelligence, will have the
chance to help the war – but at the cost of being stuck behind enemy lines.
Grant has done a good job of
realistically placed female soldiers into the US Army of the 1940s. This is a
great young adult series.
Grant, Michael. (2017). Silver Stars. London: Electric Monkey.
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