{"product_id":"9781939126122","title":"Fallen Angels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFallen Angels\u003c\/em\u003e by Walter Dean Myers is a young adult novel about seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, a Harlem teenager who volunteers for the Army when unable to afford college and is sent to fight in the Vietnam War. Perry and his platoon—Peewee, Lobel, Johnson, and Brunner—come face-to-face with the Vietcong, the harsh realities of war, and some dark truths about themselves. A thoughtful young man with a gift for writing and love of basketball, Perry learns to navigate among fellow soldiers under tremendous stress and struggles with his own fear as he sees things he’ll never forget: the filling of body bags, the deaths of civilians and soldier friends, the effects of claymore mines, the fires of Napalm, and jungle diseases like Nam Rot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable as an e-book for the first time on the 25th anniversary of its publication, \u003cem\u003eFallen Angels\u003c\/em\u003e has been called one of the best Vietnam War books ever and one of the great coming-of-age Vietnam War stories. Filled with unforgettable characters, not least Peewee Gates of Chicago who copes with war by relying on wisecracks and dark humor, \u003cem\u003eFallen Angels \u003c\/em\u003e“reaches deep into the minds of soldiers” and makes “readers feel they are there, deep in the heart of war.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFallen Angels\u003c\/em\u003e has won numerous awards and honors, including the Coretta Scott King Award, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a \u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003eEditors Choice, and a \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book. \u003cem\u003eFallen Angels\u003c\/em\u003e was #16 on the American Library Association’s list of the most frequently challenged books of 1990–2000 for its realistic depiction of war and those who fight in wars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zola Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169424883952,"sku":"9781939126122","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939126122_p0.jpg?v=1763664602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939126122","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}