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Fallen Angels Special Anniver Edition
Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author)
ISBN: 0545055768     ISBN-13: 9780545055765
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
OUR PRICE:   $9.89  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2008
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Annotation: A coming-of-age tale for young adults set in the trenches of the Vietnam War in the late 1960s, this is the story of Perry, a Harlem teenager who volunteers for the service when his dream of attending college falls through. Sent to the front lines, Perry and his platoon come face-to-face with the Vietcong and the real horror of warfare. But violence and death aren't the only hardships. As Perry struggles to find virtue in himself and his comrades, he questions why black troops are given the most dangerous assignments, and why the U.S. is even there at all.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 650
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.3" W x 7.08" (0.51 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 1960's
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 11716
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 11.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of SUNRISE OVER FALLUJA in hardcover.

A coming-of-age tale for young adults set in the trenches of the Vietnam War in the late 1960s, this is the story of Perry, a Harlem teenager who volunteers for the service when his dream of attending college falls through. Sent to the front lines, Perry and his platoon come face-to-face with the Vietcong and the real horror of warfare. But violence and death aren't the only hardships. As Perry struggles to find virtue in himself and his comrades, he questions why black troops are given the most dangerous assignments, and why the U.S. is even there at all.