Firestormers: Elite Firefighting Crew

Description

From the makers of 'Shadow Squadron' comes another elite crew of heroes, but these heroes fight a very different battle: the war against wildfires. With the climate changing and the population growing, wildfires have increased in number, size, and severity. Only an elite group of men and women are equipped to take on these immense infernos: Firestormers! Like the toughest military units, they have the courage, the heart, and the technology to stand on the front lines against hundred-foot walls of 2,000-degree flames. With hyper-realistic illustrations and action-packed story lines, these fiery chapter books are sure to make any reader sweat. AGES: 9-13 AUTHOR: Carl Bowen has published a handful of novels, short stories, and comics. SELLING POINTS: From the makers of the acclaimed, bestselling series Shadow Squadron Hyper-realistic illustrations and action-packed storylines Topical, ripped-from-the-headlines stories about wildfire fighting

Carl Bowen's novel, Shadow Squadron: Elite Infantry, earned a starred review from Kirkus. He lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

An elite troop of wildfire fighters drops in on an inferno with a lieutenant on his first command. Bowen, who has a previous tightly woven thriller under his belt in Shadow Squadron: Elite Infantry (2013), tenders another taut piece of beyond-the-call-of-duty adventure. . . .full of good shoptalk for daredevils and gearheads, more excellent visualization (and forest-firefighting wisdom) than melodrama by a factor of five. . . .When the smoke clears, a group of characters emerges deserving a unique and universal respect.-- "Kirkus Reviews"