This was obviously not the best book I have ever read, but it will be great for those military-minded boys. The jargon was a bit over the top for me and I felt like it was really obvious that this book was initially written for adults. It was dumbed down too much because even the profanity parts were reworded to be elementary accepted and that is not how I know those situations to really have occurred. So some readers may feel talked down to especially if they have read Jarhead. I definitely think there is an audience for this book and a place on the list.

I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior is the memoir of Howard Wasdin, a former Navy SEAL who spent years training and serving as part of some of the US military's most elite forces. The book follows Wasdin through childhood, into the grueling SEAL training process, out into battle, and finally into his retirement from the armed forces. The book holds a lot of appeal for those who are interested in the ins-and-outs of SEAL training and the specifics of special operations, but uninspired writing, endless detail about gear and weapons, and lack of introspection on Wasdin's part keep this memoir from having mass appeal. This version - a YA version of the memoir originally published for adults - is aquick read for a very specific audience.

So I think I'm actually doing a two part review for this. Honestly, for just being a damn SEAL and for bravery and for...gah! the things people can do--5 stars!
There is something, even for vets, about reading about these men, its surreal. We can think back on times that were hard for us, but it is just nothing compared to what these men have done and continue to do. So for that-5 stars.
I do have to say, as the whole reason I picked up this book was because it was on the summer reading list for my daughter, I don't think its quite appropriate for the ages it says it is. There is a lot that youth can take from this book, though and I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading it, but perhaps parents should read it first and decide.
It is an excellent story of having a rough start to life and finding your way and excelling and recognizing things in yourself and others and working to be better, for that alone, I would recommend.

The writing style (and I recognize that so much had to be chopped out because then it would have been significantly inappropriate or over the heads of most people) was kind of choppy.
Overall, would recommend to high school range and older.

Read this aloud to my husband, who also liked the book. There is a definite appeal for guys, but I found the training process and missions to be quite interesting. The process is intense.

I'm curious as to how much this differs or is adapted from Seal Team Six.

It's also unclear to me how the co-author worked into the writing of this memoir.

I thought that this book was very good. It was interesting to read about the life of SEAL. My favorite part was learning about the interesting training that they go through. I wish, however, that I had read the adult version of this book. At the time I got the book I didn't realize that it was the middle school version. This book did shy away from the more bloody scenes so it made me feel like I was missing out on some of the story. I've been wanting to learn more about SEALs since they killed Bin Laden and this book just made me want to learn more. I certaintly will be reading his adult book, SEAL Team Six.

Read for YALSA.

Pretty good

Incredibly interesting. Makes me appreciate all who serve our country and put their lives on the line for us every day even more.

Many aspects of this book were absolutely fascinating. I enjoyed (in a better-you-than-me-but-holy-cow-that's-impressive kind of way) reading about all the training that Howard went through, from joining the Navy through becoming a SEAL and then later a sniper. Learning some of the history of the SEALs was neat too. Seeing the events of the movie Black Hawk Down (yes, I'm sure the book was better and more accurate--I'm planning on reading it too--soon) from another perspective was really interesting as well. And I just can't get past the fact that the author met Rudy from Survivor; I had no idea that Rudy Boesch was such a well-known individual in the military world. I shared quite a bit of this book with others while I was reading it; I just couldn't help myself. There were many times that I didn't want to put this book down, and I'd already purchased a print copy for my classroom library before I was even halfway done with my digital one.

The authors did a decent job of taking what must be a challenging adult book and making it more accessible to a younger audience. At times narrative transitions were less than smooth, because it appeared that a larger chunk of information must have been pared out of this version. The end result was a bit of choppiness in the tale, but overall it doesn't really detract from the narrative. I think readers from middle school on up can find a lot to relate to in many parts of this memoir, and in fact I have read parts of it out loud to my classes already. If the grown up version happened to cross my path, I definitely wouldn't be adverse to reading it as well.