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Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-

Sunrise over Fallujah / - New York : Scholastic, [2010] - 290 p. : map ; 20 cm.

Originally published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2008. Includes an interview with the author and a preview of his companion novel about the Vietnam War, 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"--Cover verso.

ISBN: 9780545246729 (pbk.) : $5.99 0545246725 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Iraq War, 2003---Juvenile fiction.
Teenage boys--Iraq--Juvenile fiction.
African American teenagers--Iraq--Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers--Iraq--Juvenile fiction.
African American soldiers--Iraq--Juvenile fiction.
Iraq War, 2003---Fiction.
Teenage boys--Iraq--Fiction.
African American teenagers--Iraq--Fiction.
Soldiers--Iraq--Fiction.
African American soldiers--Iraq--Fiction.
War stories.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.M992 / Su 2010

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]