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ALA Best Book for Young Adults
Booklist Editors Choice
School Library Journal Best Book
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.
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Release date
November 15, 2004 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781449890025
- File size: 239707 KB
- Duration: 08:19:23
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 650
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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Formats
- OverDrive Listen audiobook
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Languages
- English
Levels
- Lexile® Measure:650
- Text Difficulty:2-3
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