Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780763665487)

"An exceptionally well-researched, lovingly crafted, and important tribute to unsung American heroes." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Tanya Lee Stone examines the little-known history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought in an attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in the words of First Sergeant Walter Morris, "proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability."
Front matter includes a foreword by Ashley Bryan. Back matter includes an author's note, an appendix, a time line, source notes, a bibliography, and an index.

Author: Tanya Lee Stone
ISBN-10: 0763665487
ISBN-13: 9780763665487
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2013
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.80h x 9.00w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 156351 / Courage Has No Color, the True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2013 pg. 265
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2013 pg. 109