children of military personnel

When thirteen-year-old Annabelle's mother gets her to dress up a little, she suddenly finds herself eating and shopping with the Rachael and the other "cool" girls, but also loosing the friends, like John, that she had already made; so, disgusted by what fashion is doing to her, she uses her vlog, "Daphne Doesn't," to make fun of it all and get back to her true self--but Rachael has figured out who Daphne is, and it looks like Annabelle's secret identity is about to be exposed to the whole school.

Annabelle Louis is a military brat, and complete nerd who has always been homeschooled, but with her mother going on assignment in Afghanistan, she is going to have to attend middle school in Linden, New Jersey; her therapist suggests she try sports to make friends, and she creates a vlog, Daphne Doesn't, in which she makes fun of all the things that she considers a waste of time (for example, sports and school)--the vlog proves to be a big hit, but when her classmates start sharing the videos, Annabelle's secret identity may be exposed.

Learning to dance before the winter ball is thirteen-year-old Annabelle's latest challenge, supplying ample material for her video blog, Daphne Doesn't--even more challenging is coping with the exposure of her secret identity (it turns out her friend John has known for weeks) by "cool" girl and sometime enemy Rachael, and finding a way to make what she has been hiding right with all her classmates.

Looks at military families.

Features two adventures as Buster visits an army base in the Ozark Mountains and travels to the Dominican Republic as a scout for the Elwood City Grebes baseball team.

Lenny follows Connor for a school project and learns about his life with a military mom.

"Paige struggles with the reintroduction of her mother--and her pain pill habit--into the household after she's been deployed numerous times overseas. At first grateful to have her home, Paige grows resentful and begins to rebel"--Provided by publisher.

When the Bailey family moves into an army base in Virginia there are a lot of adjustments to make; twelve-year-old Tom runs afoul of the base school bully, ten-year-old Charlotte finds herself trying too hard to make friends with the "cool" girls, and six-year-old Rosie is just being difficult as usual--but they come together to investigate a mysterious building full of weird cages, and uncover Fort Patrick's secrets.

Because his father is in the Army, Oliver Jeffries has never lived in any one place for long, but he was hoping that Colorado would be different because he is the starting wide receiver on the Jackson Middle School's football team--so when he gets word that his family is moving again he is bitterly disappointed, but he has one more game and he is determined to make it a good one.

"When someone is serving our country, far from home, everyone in their family has to be brave. Including--and sometimes especially--the kids. This book speaks to all kids in this situation in telling the story of a boy and a girl with parents away on duty. It captures the children's worries, fears, trials, and triumphs while waiting for their parents to return from service... An afterword looks further at the meaning of bravery and offers resources for helping kids deal with transition, deployment, and separation"--Provided by publisher.