Front Lines: Book summary and reviews of Front Lines by Michael Grant

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"Starred Review. This gripping and heart-wrenching tale, which promises a sequel, is particularly apropos considering the Armed Forces' current reconsideration of the role of women in combat. Ages 14–up." - Publishers Weekly

"Though the length may put some teen readers off, the alternative history and wartime plot, which reads like a movie, will appeal to many ... A first purchase for every teen collection, and an interesting series opener." - School Library Journal

"Bestselling science-fiction author Grant did his research ... but the odd and likely unintended consequence of his premise is the erasure of thousands of military women who historically served and fought and died. Still, an engrossing portrayal of ordinary women in extraordinary circumstances." - Kirkus

"What if American women had fought alongside men in World War II? Michael Grant gives us a magnificent alternate history that feels so real and right and true it seems impossible that it wasn't. Every one of these fictional soldiers has wrapped herself around my heart." - Elizabeth Wein, Award-winning and New York Times Bestselling Author of Code Name Verity

"Michael Grant is a master of twists that not only tear at his readers' consciences, they hold a mirror up to our here and now and insist we consider what might otherwise be. Front Lines is a masterpiece of speculative story crafting." - Andrew Smith, Michael L. Printz Honor winning author of Grasshopper Jungle

"Front Lines does what great epics are meant to do: tells us the human side of history with honesty, wit, and clarity. Just because it didn't happen this way, doesn't mean it isn't true." - C. Alexander London, author of Proxy, Dog Tags and Tides of War series

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Michael Grant

Michael Grant, author of Messenger of Fear, the Gone series, and the Magnificent Twelve series, has spent much of his life on the move. Raised in a military family, he attended ten schools in five states, as well as three schools in France. Even as an adult he kept moving, and in fact he became a writer in part because it was one of the few jobs that wouldn't tie him down. His fondest dream is to spend a year circumnavigating the globe and visiting every continent. Yemes, even Antarctica. He lives in California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children.

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