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Price of Duty by Todd Strasser , 177 pages.  Simon, 2018. $18. Language: PG-13 (21 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (one passing scatological reference); Violence: PG-13 (some blood and shooting) BUYING ADVISORY:  MS – OPTIONAL, HS - ESSENTIAL AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH Jake may have come home for the Middle East a war hero, but he feels like anything but.  His demons haunt him night and day.  His girlfriend has been faithful, but is she ready to live with a man fundamentally changed?  And Jake has big decisions to make – is he willing to go AWOL and not return to that nightmare.  It would devastate his grandfather, who is a very big deal in their military proud town, but it might just save his life. There cannot be enough books that shed light on the honest costs of war.  Not only is this essential to have in your library, but it should also be taught. Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS

Living Through The Revolutionary War by Clara MacCarald . NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK. Rourke Educational Media, 2019. $25. 9781641564144.  BUYING ADVISORY: EL(K-3), EL - OPTIONAL AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE The history of the American Revolution is lightly covered in this elementary-level informational text. The author covers the bare basics of what led to the Revolution through the post-war establishment of government. Each page has got some text along with a lot of pictures, side bars and more. There is a glossary and a reading guide included. I realize this book is written for an elementary audience--I'd guess its aiming for 3rd/4th grade?--but sometimes the information included versus the information excluded surprised me. The pictures will appeal to kids, but it makes for a rather busy page that is sometimes hard to read in a straightforward and understandable way. I enjoy all the pictures (many of them primary sources), but the book could be stronger without such a busy feel and th