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Highlights
- An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks!With an Introduction by National Ambassador of Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds and bonus material by Coretta Scott King Award winner Christopher Myers.
- 400 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, People & Places
Description
Book Synopsis
An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks!
With an Introduction by National Ambassador of Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds and bonus material by Coretta Scott King Award winner Christopher Myers.
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 US is even there at all.
Review Quotes
"Fallen Angels is a brilliant book about two wars--one that ended fifty years ago and one that has never ended in our communities--a perennial tale. And, potentially, a life saver. A ceasefire. A peace treaty."
-- Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Library of Congress and bestselling author of Long Way Down
"With his books, [my father] gave us an outline of the heart, a tracing of what it meant for him to be a young person that resonated through generations of young people since."
-- Christopher Myers, son of Walter Dean Myers and Caldecott Honor-winning artist
"The [updated] book covers aim to evoke curiosity and a sense of belonging, making the reader eager to explore the stories within."
-- Allan Johnson, Walter Dean Myers repackaging cover artist
About the Author
The late Walter Dean Myers was the 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He was the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of an award-winning body of work which includes Somewhere in the Darkness, Slam!, and Monster. Mr. Myers has received two Newbery Honor medals, five Coretta Scott King Author Book Awards, and three National Book Award Finalist citations. In addition, he was the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award.