Description
A coming-of-age tale for young adults set within the trenches of the Vietnam War within the overdue 1960s, that is the tale of Perry, a Harlem teenager who volunteers for the service when his dream of attending college falls through. Sent to the front lines, Perry and his platoon come face-to-face with the Vietcong and the true horror of warfare. But violence and death don’t seem to be the one hardships. As Perry struggles to seek out virtue in himself and his comrades, he questions why black troops are given probably the most dangerous assignments, and why the U.S. is even there at all.
Book Details:
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 5/1/2008
- Pages: 336
- Reading Level: Age 12 and Up