The rivetingstoryof thehighlydecorated, barrier-breaking,
historicblack regiment—theHarlemHellfighters.
TheHarlemHellfighters
byMaxBrooks IllustratedbyCaananWhite
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heHarlemHellfighters isa fictionalizedaccount of the369th
InfantryRegiment—the first AfricanAmerican regimentmustered
to fight inWorldWar I. Fromtheenlistment lines inHarlemto the training
campat Spartanburg, SouthCarolina, to the trenches inFrance, bestselling
authorMaxBrooks tells the thrillingstoryof theheroic journey that these
soldiersundertook for achance to fight forAmerica.Despiteextraordinary
strugglesanddiscrimination, the369thbecameoneof themost successful—
and least celebrated—regimentsof thewar. TheHarlemHellfighters, as their
enemiesnamed them, spent longer thananyotherAmericanunit incombat
anddisplayedextraordinaryvalor on thebattlefield. Basedon trueeventsand
featuringartwork fromacclaimed illustratorCaananWhite, thesepagesdeliver
anaction-packedandpowerful storyof courage, honor, andheart.
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“Intelligent, rigorous . . . [EmilyBazelon]
is a compassionate champion for
justice in the domain of childhood’s
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SticksandStones
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byEmilyBazelon
B
einga teenager hasnever beeneasy, but in recent years,with the riseof
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CCSS
UniversalThemes:
Bullying,Empathy,Tolerance
CompanionTitles:
ToKill aMockingbird,TheOutsiders,
13ReasonsWhy
CC SS
UniversalThemes:
War,Race
CompanionTitles:
SlaughterhouseFive,FallenAngels,
TheThingsTheyCarried
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