- Description
Description
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.
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Published: 05/06/2025
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.34w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781546146964
ISBN10: 1546146962
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Places | Asia
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Exploration & Discovery
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.
