He finds himself in the middle of a war that is more confusing. Richie Perry, the novels protagonist, enlists in the army mainly to escape his problemsa bad relationship with his mother, a lack of opportunity in Harlem, and an uncertainty about his future. In addition, he was the winner of the first Michael L. The novel Fallen Angels is about a small group of men who come of age in the Vietnam War. Myers has received two Newbery Honor medals, five Coretta Scott King Author Book Awards, and three National Book Award Finalist citations. According to the author, his own experiences as a young American soldier fighting. 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. Fallen Angels, a novel by Walter Dean Myers, was first published in 1988. About the Author The late Walter Dean Myers was the 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature. 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. But violence and death arent the only hardships. Sent to the front lines, Perry and his platoon come face-to-face with the Vietcong and the real horror of warfare.

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. Book Synopsis An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of SUNRISE OVER FALLUJA in hardcover. About the Book To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Fallen Angels, a gripping account of soldiers struggling to survive the Vietnam War, it and other classic novels by Myers are now reissued in new paperback editions that include bonus features.

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