Sunrise Over Fallujah - by Walter Dean Myers (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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: <p>WAR <p>In this new novel, Walter Dean Myers looks at contemporary war with the same power and searing insight he brought to the Vietnam War in his classic, FALLEN ANGELS. He creates memorable characters, like the book's narrator, Birdy, a young recruit from Harlem who's questioning why he even enlisted; Marla, a tough-talking, wisecracking gunner; Jonesy, a guitar-playing bluesman who just wants to make it back to Georgia and open a club; and a whole unit of other young men and women, and drops them in Iraq, where they are supposed to help secure and stabilize Iraq and successfully interact with the Iraqi people. The young civil affairs soldiers soon find their definition of winning ever more elusive and their good intentions being replaced by terms like survival and despair. Caught in the crossfire, Myers' richly rendered characters are just beginning to understand the meaning of war in this powerful, realistic novel of our times. <p>Astonishing.--The New York Times Book Review <p>Unflinching. --Sunday Denver Post <p>Superb. --San Francisco Chronicle <p>Unforgettable. --www.teanreads.com <p>Riveting. --School Library Journal, starred review <p>Breaks uncharted ground. --Booklist, starred review <p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From Walter Dean Myers comes a powerful and timely novel about the heroics and horror of war---a gripping companion to FALLEN ANGELS.<p></p>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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>The late Walter Dean Myers was the 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He was the critically acclaimed <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of an award-winning body of work which includes <i>Somewhere in the Darkness</i>, <i>Slam!</i>, and <i>Monster</i>. 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.
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