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In 1945, thirteen-year-old Levi is sent to find the father he has not seen in three years, going from Chicago, to segregated North Carolina, and finally to Pendleton, Oregon, where he learns that his father's unit, the all-Black 555th paratrooper battalion, will never see combat but finally has...

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Main Author:	Pearsall, Shelley
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2012]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	United States. > Army. > Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th > Juvenile fiction. Segregation > Juvenile fiction. Prejudices > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction. Segregation > Fiction. Prejudices > Fiction. African Americans > Fiction. United States. > Army. > Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th > Fiction. Fathers and sons > Fiction. United States > History > World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.

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Summary:	In 1945, thirteen-year-old Levi is sent to find the father he has not seen in three years, going from Chicago, to segregated North Carolina, and finally to Pendleton, Oregon, where he learns that his father's unit, the all-Black 555th paratrooper battalion, will never see combat but finally has a mission. Includes historical notes.
Item Description:	"A Borzoi Book."
Physical Description:	344 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	9780375836992 (hbk.) 0375836993 (hbk.) 9780375936999 (hardcover library binding) 0375936998 (hardcover library binding) 9780375895487 (ebk.) 0375895485 (ebk.) 9780440421405 (trade pbk.) 0440421403 (trade pbk.)