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This second entry (Front Lines) in an alternate-history series in which women serve as soldiers during WWII finds medic Frangie, soldier Rio, and spy Rainy in 1943 Sicily. Faced with sexism, racism, and anti-Semitism in addition to war's brutal realities, the young women fight to survive and to attain social equity. Evocative, emotional storytelling will engross action fans and history buffs alike. Bib., glos.