title: The Making of a Navy SEAL: My Story of Surviving the Toughest Challenge and Training the Best
author:  Brandon Webb 
description: Gr 710"A few weeks past my sixteenth birthday, my dad threw me off a boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean." So begins a fast-paced autobiography of a young man who would eventually become a U.S. Navy SEAL. A product of a dysfunctional family (his parents had a difficult marriage, and his father was physically abusive), Webb tells his life's story. His parents kept their often-rambunctious son out of trouble by encouraging him to get involved with athletics. That came to an abrupt end when the boy was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease, which is caused by overtraining, resulting in a painful lump below the kneecap. Braces were put on his knees in order to give them a chance to grow properly. By age 13, Webb was working on a dive boat. A chance encounter with a group of SEALs who visited the boat turned his life around and gave him a new goal. The rest of the book is a description of the experiences he had on his way to successfully realizing that dream: he became a SEAL and even became an instructor for other SEALs in training. This engaging narrative is informative and will speak to teens. VERDICT A fine choice for memoir collections.Eldon Younce, Anthony Public Library, KS
zlib_text: Night with a SEAL
  Hot SEALs
  Cat Johnson
  
  Ten years of dedication to the Navy taught SEAL Jon Rudnick one thing—
  he’s not afraid to risk life and limb for his country. But when navigating
  military red tape begins to present more challenges than the enemy it makes
  Jon question his future. So does Alison Cressly, the woman who doesn’t do
  one-night stands or SEALs but who broke both rules with Jon the eve of his
  deployment to Afghanistan. He can’t get her out of his head—not while away
  and not now that he’s back.
  When Ali’s life is threatened and military rules won’t allow him to intervene,
  Jon decides it’s time to take back control. The question is what would a
  SEAL do as a civilian? Jon’s got skills, drive and an idea, as well as a few
  teammates willing to cover his six. And he’s got the hope for more with Ali.
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  EXCERPT
  He glanced in her direction as he slid the end of his belt through the
  buckle. “Walk me to the door?”
  With her heart pounding 