![]() He has risen through the ranks at DMA and is now the cadet who runs the show. Her other brother, Jonathan, is also less than thrilled. Her mother will barely talk to her or look her in the eye she's still reeling from Amos' death and she can't understand why Sam would want anything to do with the lifestyle that killed her brother. After Amos' tragic death, Sam decides to follow through on the dare he gave her to attend DMA. ![]() Sam is a military brat who aches to serve her country like her father and older brother, Amos. ![]() Like Conroy, Hensley does an amazing job of painting a portrait of the life of a cadet. Rites of Passage is the story of Samantha (aka Sam) McKenna and her quest to be one of the first female cadets at the Denmark Military Academy in Virginia. The most striking difference between the two novels is the gender of the main character. While this novel is set at a military high school and The Lords of Discipline focuses on a military college, I did find that some of the experiences were similar. ![]() I was drawn to Rites of Passage because of the military school setting and how it instantly drew my mind back to an old favorite. One of my favorite novels written by Conroy, The Lords of Discipline, follows young cadets at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. ![]() As a teen, I as mesmerized by the works of Pat Conroy. ![]()
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