From Walter Dean Myers comes a powerful and timely novel about the heroics and horror of war---a gripping companion to FALLEN ANGELS.
Robin "Birdy" Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, isn't quite sure why he joined the army, but he's sure where he's headed: Iraq. Birdy and the others in the Civilian Affairs Battalion are supposed to help secure and stabilize the country and successfully interact with the Iraqi people. Officially, the code name for their maneuvers is Operation Iraqi Freedom. But the young men and women in the CA unit have a simpler name for it: WAR---from the publisher
320 pages 978-0439916257 Ages 12 and up
Keywords: historical fiction, Vietnam War, African American and Black stories, prejudice and racism, military, American history, war, 12 year old, 13 year old, 14 year old, sequel
Sequel to Fallen Angels
