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He dropped out of high school and enlisted in the army at the age of 17. Fallen angels kindle edition by myers, walter dean. A comingofage tale for young adults set in the trenches of the vietnam war in the late 1960s, this is the story of richie perry, a harlem. Fallen angels is a testament to the thousands of young adults who. Fallen angels by myers, walter dean, 1937publication date 1988 topics reading levelgrade 9, reading levelgrade 10, reading levelgrade 11, reading levelgrade 12 publisher new york. After finishing the book fallen angels by walter dean myers as my eighth grade. Now straight away i have to say that fallen angels is not the equal of the books i list above. The book is set in the 1960s and the basic plot of this book is how a young black american male from harlem enlists in. Coretta scott king award for author 1991 margaret a. Now straight away i have to say that fallen angels. Walter dean myers discusses fallen angels duration. Pdf fallen angels book by walter dean myers free download. Sent to the front lines, perry and his platoon come facetoface.
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The battle between good and evil has left the future of humanity in the hands of a reluctant saviour and his band of fallen angels. Fallen angels is listed as number 16 in the american library associations list of 100 most frequently challenged books of 19902000 due to its use of profanity and realistic depiction of the war. Listen to fallen angels by walter dean myers available from rakuten kobo. An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of sunrise over falluja in hardcover. Seventeenyearold richie perry, just out of his harlem high school, enlists in the army in the summer of 1967 and spends a devastating year on active duty in vietnam.
Sep 19, 2012 based on the novel by walter dean myers comes a new movie by wanner bros. What is the plot or some timelines of fallen angels by walter dean myers. What are some significant quotes from fallen angels by walter dean myers. Like a rumor of war, brothers, and the film platoon, this tells the story of vietnam from the foot soldiers point of view.
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