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THE DOGS OF WINTER by Bobbie Pyron Arther A. Levine Books, 2012 ISBN: 9780545399302 Middle Grade Adventure Grades 3 and up Print copy received as part of blog tour in return for honest review. All opinions expressed in this review are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK A small boy, a cruel city, and the incredible dogs who save him. Based on a true story! When Ivan's mother disappears, he's abandoned on the streets of Moscow, with little chance to make it through the harsh winter. But help comes in an unexpected form: Ivan is adopted by a pack of dogs, and the dogs quickly become more than just his street companions: They become his family. Soon Ivan, who used to love reading fairytales, is practically living in one, as he and his pack roam the city and countryside, using their wits to find food and shelter, dodging danger, begging for coins. But Ivan can’t stay hidden from the world of people forever. When help is finally offered to him, will he be able to accep...

THE DOGS OF WINTER by Bobbie Pyron Arther A. Levine Books, 2012 ISBN: 9780545399302 Middle Grade Adventure Grades 3 and up Print copy received as part of blog tour in return for honest review. All opinions expressed in this review are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK A small boy, a cruel city, and the incredible dogs who save him. Based on a true story! When Ivan's mother disappears, he's abandoned on the streets of Moscow, with little chance to make it through the harsh winter. But help comes in an unexpected form: Ivan is adopted by a pack of dogs, and the dogs quickly become more than just his street companions: They become his family. Soon Ivan, who used to love reading fairytales, is practically living in one, as he and his pack roam the city and countryside, using their wits to find food and shelter, dodging danger, begging for coins. But Ivan can’t stay hidden from the world of people forever. When help is finally offered to him, will he be able to accep...

MY JOURNEY AS A COMBAT MEDIC by Patrick Thibeault Osprey Publishing, 2012 ISBN: 9781782000907 YA/Adult Memoir E-book provided by author for blog tour. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK My Journey as a Combat Medic is a no-holds-barred look at the modern medic in the US Army, allowing us a glimpse at the training as a soldier and as a specialist, as well as deployment and front line duties and the impact of service on civilian life, including an honest look at PTSD, from the author’s own personal experience. Rather than a technical manual, My Journey as a Combat Medic is a detailed first hand account, concluding with a letter to new medics, providing a career’s worth of advice and knowledge as they begin their journeys. Patrick Thibeault has served in the US Army in various capacities since the 1990s, originally training as a Airborne soldier before specialising as a combat medic. My Journey as a Combat Medic covers his original trainin...

MY JOURNEY AS A COMBAT MEDIC by Patrick Thibeault Osprey Publishing, 2012 ISBN: 9781782000907 YA/Adult Memoir E-book provided by author for blog tour. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK My Journey as a Combat Medic is a no-holds-barred look at the modern medic in the US Army, allowing us a glimpse at the training as a soldier and as a specialist, as well as deployment and front line duties and the impact of service on civilian life, including an honest look at PTSD, from the author’s own personal experience. Rather than a technical manual, My Journey as a Combat Medic is a detailed first hand account, concluding with a letter to new medics, providing a career’s worth of advice and knowledge as they begin their journeys. Patrick Thibeault has served in the US Army in various capacities since the 1990s, originally training as a Airborne soldier before specialising as a combat medic. My Journey as a Combat Medic covers his original trainin...