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Gr 9-Up In this autobiographical account of one of the first two female graduates of The Citadel, Mace relives both the grueling emotional experiences and occasional supportive moments of her undergraduate years. She struggled through her youth with attention deficit disorder and depression. The daughter of "The Citadel's most decorated living graduate," the young woman was determined to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When South Carolina's historic military college, the Citadel, opened its doors to women in 1996, Nancy Mace realized that, after her rough high school years, she now had an opportunity to "make something" of herself and earn the respect of her brigadier-general father, the Citadel's most decorated living graduate. Mace not only endured the rigorous physical and mental pressures of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More