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If you see a bluebird / by Rahman, Bahram,1984-; Grimard, Gabrielle.;
Although his family is safe in their new country, Ali finds himself wishing he could go back to Afghanistan. A day spent picking blackberries with Nana reminds him of their old house with the mulberry tree he loved, and the day the soldiers came. He recalls their nighttime flight and the crowded buses and airplane that took him to this beautiful but unfamiliar place. When Ali and Nana spot a bluebird, she tells him to make a wish. Ali wishes to go home, but, as he comes to learn, home is not a place. Home is the love his family has for each other. In If You See a Bluebird, Bahram Rahman, author of ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book A Sky-Blue Bench, reflects on the experience of former refugees as they learn to adapt and embrace a new country and a new home. Award-winning illustrator Gabrielle Grimard incorporates rich and varied colour palettes to capture Ali's two worlds. A story of family togetherness that redefines the meaning of home.
Subjects: Picture books.; Afghans; Refugees; Immigrant families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Highway of Heroes / by Stinson, Kathy.;
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Subjects: War memorials; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-;
© c2010., Fitzhenry & Whiteside,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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American Spartan : the promise, the mission, and the betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant / by Tyson, Ann,1959-;
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Subjects: Gant, James, Major.; United States. Army. Special Forces; Counterinsurgency; Afghan War, 2001; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-;
© c2014., William Morrow,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dancing in the mosque : an Afghan mother's letter to her son / by Qādirī, Ḥumayrā,1979 or 1980-author.; Stanizai, Zaman,translator.;
'Dancing in the Mosque' is an exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mothers unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Qādirī, Ḥumayrā, 1979 or 1980-; Women social reformers; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pale horse : hunting terrorists and commanding heroes with the 101st Airborne Division / by Blackmon, Jimmy F.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Surrounded by talent -- Pre-deployment site survey -- Wanat -- Air cavalry reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquistion -- A cavalry state of mind -- A hateful day -- Leaving -- It all begins -- Counterinsurgency -- Korengal - Learning the hard way -- Cowboys and Indians -- Bari Ali -- Mountain warrior -- The plan begins to unravel -- The watapur -- Summer -- Ganjgal and Shuryak -- Getting out of Nuristan -- COP Keating -- COP Lowell -- Bittersweet goodbye.
Subjects: Blackmon, Jimmy F.; United States. Army; United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st.; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-; Soldiers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wounded / by Walters, Eric,1957-;
Subjects: Fathers and sons; Afghan War, 2001-; Post-traumatic stress disorder;
© c2009, Penguin Group,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Left of boom : how a young CIA case officer penetrated the Taliban and al-Qaeda / by Laux, Douglas(Intelligence officer),author.; Pezzullo, Ralph,author.;
Subjects: Laux, Douglas (Intelligence officer); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Qaida (Organization); Taliban.; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A line in the sand : Canadians at war in Kandahar / by Wiss, Ray,1959-;
Subjects: Wiss, Ray, 1959-; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces.; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-; Physicians; Physicians; Soldiers; Soldiers;
© 2010., Douglas & McIntyre,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Scars and stripes : an unapologetically American story of fighting the Taliban, UFC warriors, and myself / by Kennedy, Tim,1979-author.; Palmisciano, Nick,author.;
"From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he's about to die. Kennedy, a Green Beret, decorated Army sniper, and UFC headliner, has tackled a bull with his bare hands, jumped out of airplanes, dove to the depths of the ocean, and traveled the world hunting poachers, human traffickers, and the Taliban. But he's also the same man who got kicked out of the police department, fire department, and as an EMT, before getting two women pregnant four days apart, and finally, been beaten up by his Special Forces colleagues for, quite simply, "being a selfish asshole." In Scars and Stripes, Kennedy describes how these failures shaped him into the successful businessman and devoted husband and father he is today. Through unbelievably vivid, wild anecdotes Kennedy reveals all the dumb, violent, embarrassing, and undeniably heroic things he's done in his life, including multiple combat missions in Afghanistan, building a school in Texas for elementary kids, and creating two-multimillion-dollar businesses. You will learn that failure isn't the end-rather it's the first step towards unearthing the best version of yourself and finding success, no matter how overwhelming the setbacks may feel"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Kennedy, Tim, 1979-; United States. Army. Special Forces; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Mixed martial arts; Television personalities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The long walk home : Paul Franklin's journey from Afghanistan : a soldier's story / by Faulder, Liane,1959-;
Subjects: Franklin, Paul Milsom, 1967-; Afghan War, 2001-; Amputees;
© c2007., Brindle & Glass Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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