Description

For fans of Girl in the Blue Coat, Salt to the Sea, and The Boy at the Top of the Mountain, the second book of New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant's epic alternate history is a coming-of-age story about three girls who are fiercely fighting their own personal battles in the midst of the greatest war of all time.

The summer of 1943, World War II. With heavy memories of combat, Frangie, Rainy, Rio and the rest of the American army are moving on to their next target: the Italian island of Sicily.

The women won't conquer Italy alone. They are not heroes for fighting alongside their brothers--they are soldiers. But Frangie, Rainy, Rio, and the millions of brave females fighting for their country have become a symbol in the fight for equality. They will brave terrible conditions in an endless siege; they will fight to find themselves on the front lines of WWII; and they will come face-to-face with the brutality of war until they win or die.

YA Alternate History: In a world where women fight on the front lines, Frangie, Rainy, and Rio must prove they are more than symbols--they are soldiers.
World War II Historical Fiction: Experience the 1943 invasion of Sicily through the eyes of three young women, from the terror of the beach landings to the brutal reality of the front lines.
Band of Sisters: A medic who runs toward the fight to save lives, a language specialist bent on destroying Nazis, and a farm girl who is a natural-born killer. Three friends, one war.
The Invasion of Sicily: Follow the American army from the shores of North Africa to the hot, dusty, and deadly battlefields of Italy in this epic new chapter of Michael Grant's groundbreaking series.