Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
Richard Perry is from Harlem, New York. Even though he is a smart guy, he cannot afford to go to college. Instead, he joins the United States Army, and is deployed to Vietnam. This novel, though fiction, depicts life as it was for our servicemen during the Vietnam conflict. Myers uses graphic imagery to paint the picture of war for the reader who may not be familiar with the horrors of war. Myers also uses explicit language because he isn't trying to whitewash the reality of what these soldiers experienced.
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