Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers

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Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers

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the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers

Statement of responsibility

Tanya Lee Stone

Title variation

Courage has no color

Title variation remainder

the true story of the Triple Nickles : Americas first black paratroopers

Creator

• trueStone, Tanya Lee

Subject

• trueAfrican American soldiers
• African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964 -- Juvenile literature
• Race discrimination -- United States -- Juvenile literature
• trueRacism
• trueSegregation
• trueStereotypes (Social psychology)
• United States, Army -- African American troops | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• United States, Army -- Parachute troops | History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• United States, Army | Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th -- History -- Juvenile literature
• trueWorld War II
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile literature
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Juvenile literature
• Young Adult material

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II

Writing style

• trueAttention-grabbing

Illustration

• truePhotographic

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2014
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2013
• Notable Books for a Global Society, 2014.
• YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2014.

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

D769.348 555th

LC item number

.S76 2013

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 5
• 12

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

juvenile