365 Days of Books

Battle Dress by Amy Efaw is fiction loosely based on the author's experiences at West Point. Without minimizing the harshness of the machine, Amy Efaw shows the hope and joy of people who really want to be where they are. The heroine Andie is a seventeen year old woman looking to escape her dysfunctional family. West Point does break her down but it also recognizes her talents which is more than her family every did. Andie struggles to find her place as both a cadet and a female in the Academy.