TY - BOOK AU - Burling,Alexis TI - Chris Kyle: American sniper T2 - Essential lives SN - 162403893X PY - 2016///] CY - Minneapolis, Minnesota PB - Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing KW - Kyle, Chris, KW - United States KW - Navy KW - SEALs KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Iraq War, 2003-2011 KW - Veterans KW - Snipers KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index; Shots fired -- A Texas cowboy -- Training to become a hero -- A chance encounter -- The United States goes to war -- Tours of duty -- Return to civilian life -- Murdered in cold blood -- A sniper's complicated legacy; Grades 6-12 N2 - "This biography examines the life of Chris Kyle ... Through striking historical and contemporary images and photographs and informative sidebars, readers will learn about Kyle's family background, childhood, education, service in the US Navy SEALS, and his time as a sniper."--Publisher's website ER -