Sunrise Over Fallujah by Myers, Walter Dean (9780439916257)

Sunrise Over Fallujah

by Myers, Walter Dean

Paperback - English

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

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

0439916259

EAN

9780439916257

Publisher

SCHOLASTIC

Publication Date

01 Apr 2009

Pages

320

Age Group

13 to 17

Grades

08 to 12

Weight (kg)

0.24

Dimensions (cm)

18.0 x 12.9 x 1.7

Lexile Level

780

About Author

Born in Marinsburg, West Virginia in 1937, Walter Dean Myers is one of the premier authors of books for children. His mother died very early in his life-an event that propelled him into experiences that later influenced him to write. It was difficult for Myers' father to raise eight children alone, and eventually, a nearby couple, Herbert and Florence Dean, took in three-year old Walter and moved to Harlem, New York. "Harlem became my home and the place where my first impressions of the world were set," says Myers. <BR>As a child, Myers went to school in his neighborhood and attended bible sch