Full Product Details
Author: John Fleischman
Publisher: Clarion Books
Imprint: Clarion Books
Dimensions:
Width: 19.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.739kg
ISBN: 9780618562978
ISBN 10: 0618562974
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 June 2007
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Compellingly written war reminiscences, a stinging indictment of the U.S. Army Air Force's discrimination against blacks, and a sometimes-surprising picture of segregation's local realities before World War II. . . . Often thrilling and consistently absorbing. Booklist, ALA Definitely worth remembering. . . . The story of these two friends is enough to keep all readers interested. VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) [The] power of...alternating stories, illustrated with personal photographs and period documents...[t]eens will find reason to ponder just how much difference two decades can make. The Bulletin 9/2007 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books--No Source
Definitely worth remembering. . . . The story of these two friends is enough to keep all readers interested.
Compellingly written war reminiscences, a stinging indictment of the U.S. Army Air Force's discrimination against blacks, and a sometimes-surprising picture of segregation's local realities before World War II. . . . Often thrilling and consistently absorbing. Booklist, ALA Definitely worth remembering. . . . The story of these two friends is enough to keep all readers interested. VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) [The] power of...alternating stories, illustrated with personal photographs and period documents...[t]eens will find reason to ponder just how much difference two decades can make. The Bulletin 9/2007 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books --
Compellingly written war reminiscences, a stinging indictment of the U.S. Army Air Force's discrimination against blacks, and a sometimes-surprising picture of segregation's local realities before World War II. . . . Often thrilling and consistently absorbing.<br>Booklist, ALA <br>Definitely worth remembering. . . . The story of these two friends is enough to keep all readers interested.<br>VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) <br> [The] power of...alternating stories, illustrated with personal photographs and period documents...[t]eens will find reason to ponder just how much difference two decades can make. The Bulletin 9/2007 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Author Information
John Fleischman uses his brain as a science writer with the American Society for Cell Biology and as a freelance writer for various magazines, including Discover, Muse, and Air & Space Smithsonian. He has been a science writer at the Harvard Medical School and a senior editor with Yankee and Ohio magazines. He lives in Ohio with his wife and a greyhound named Psyche.
