Recap FALLEN ANGELS by Walter Dean Myers...

This is not a book for the faint of heart, which probably explains why it's often challenged. Our general consensus of the book was that it wasn't a book any of us would have read outside of book club, but we found it a profound (often profane) and honest piece dealing with minority issues in the military and especially during the Vietnam War. This is not your soft around the edges, hold the language for the minors type of book and it shouldn't be! War is hell! Myers crafts the wide range of emotions from excitement to fear; from optimistic to deeply conflicted thoughts giving each character personality and life (even as they face death). Any teen whose idea of military combat comes from video games where it's "fun" to kill people should take the time to read this gritty war novel. Adults uncomfortable with strong language or war themes will have a hard time with this book, but we strongly believe it is a quality book that deserves to read.