{"product_id":"courage-has-no-color-tanya-lee-stone-9780763665487","title":"Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An exceptionally well-researched, lovingly crafted, and important tribute to unsung American heroes.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorld 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.\"\u003cbr\u003eFront 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tanya Lee Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0763665487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763665487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 9.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e156351 \/ Courage Has No Color, the True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013 pg. 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013 pg. 109","brand":"Tanya Lee Stone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044871401727,"sku":"9780763665487","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1154c69-6266-42e4-9d22-6a0d283a3052.jpg?v=1684975394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/courage-has-no-color-tanya-lee-stone-9780763665487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}