The Horn Book Guide

OLDER FICTION

Strasser, Todd

Price of Duty

179 pp. | Simon | July, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-9709-1 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-9711-4

(2) YA Wounded in action--and in line for a prestigious Silver Star--Jake Liddell is home recovering before finishing his tour. Gradually revealed in flashback chapters, the horrors of war have left Jake disillusioned about military life, especially now that an intrepid high-school journalist wants his participation in a critical documentary. A timely, relevant critique of the American war machine and its dependence on idealistic and vulnerable young people.

Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2018