![]() ![]() She pushes herself to do better, to ignore the onslaught from her male peers, and to resist the urge to flirt with her handsome drill sergeant, since dating within the academy will result in expulsion. Sam and the other handful of girls attending The Denmark Military Academy face resentment at every turn and sticking together is growing more difficult every day.īut Sam is determined to complete the dare, certain that dropping out will only worsen aggression toward the girls who will enroll next year. ![]() "Īs a military brat, Sam is no stranger to push-ups and obstacle courses and has no problem keeping up with the boys, but all of her pushing does little to ease the hostility from upper-classmen who don 't think girls belong in their school. "I 'm physically incapable of saying no to a dare-I 've got the scars and broken bone count to prove it. This is especially true because it was the last dare Amos gave her before taking his own life without leaving so much as a note to explain why. Though Sam 's mother is vocally against her daughter 's decision, Sam can 't let her brother down. When her older brother, Amos, dares her to attend Denmark Military Academy the year they start admitting girls, she can 't say no. Sam McKenna is a girl who loves a good dare. Hensley 's debut novel Rites of Passage is young adult story of trials and perseverance, with a hefty dose of girl power! ![]()
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