Fallen Angels

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Synopsis
On a jungle battlefront where one misplaced step could be any soldier's last, every move can mean the difference between death and survival. Perry, Lobel, Johnson, Brunner, and Peewee are in Vietnam, all hoping to make it out alive.

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Medal

Copyright:
1988

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
310 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780590409438
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Walter Dean Myers
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Military, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:
Linda Huang
Proofread By:
Linda Huang
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

Reviews

4 out of 5

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In this story a young man by the name of Richard Perry leaves home to join the American troops in Vietnam. Because of his medical profile which states that he has a bad knee and hemophilia, Perry expects a job sitting behind a desk somewhere doing paperwork. Perry gets a nasty shock when he discovers that the army knows nothing about either of these medical problems. Perry suffers several personal injuries and also witnesses the death of two of his fellow troops. He also suffers internal conflict - is it right to kill another person? At the end of the story, the troops that began as complete strangers share a unique experience. They have also become friends. This book is a bit too wordy for my taste, but near the end, you just get the wow feeling that only comes from a good story.