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Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles
By Tanya Lee Stone
Edition
Booklist 2013 Lasting Connections, Social Studies
Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2013
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, 2014 Finalist
Booklist Editor’s Choice: Books for Youth, 2013, Nonfiction
Bulletin Blue Ribbon 2013, Nonfiction
2014 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book
Booklist 2014 Top 10 Books for Youth, Black History
ALA 2014 Notable Children’s Books, Older Readers
Winner, IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, 2014
BuzzFeed 2013 Best Books, Nonfiction
2014 IRA Teachers’ Choices, Advanced Readers
William Allen White Children#8217;s Book Awards 2015–2016 Master List
By Tanya Lee Stone
Hardcover edition
Publisher Candlewick Imprint Candlewick ISBN9780763651176
Awards and Honors 2014 Children’s History Book Prize finalistBooklist 2013 Lasting Connections, Social Studies
Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2013
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, 2014 Finalist
Booklist Editor’s Choice: Books for Youth, 2013, Nonfiction
Bulletin Blue Ribbon 2013, Nonfiction
2014 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book
Booklist 2014 Top 10 Books for Youth, Black History
ALA 2014 Notable Children’s Books, Older Readers
Winner, IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, 2014
BuzzFeed 2013 Best Books, Nonfiction
2014 IRA Teachers’ Choices, Advanced Readers
William Allen White Children#8217;s Book Awards 2015–2016 Master List
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles
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SKU
9780763651176J
“What did it take to be a paratrooper in World War II? Specialized training, extreme physical fitness, courage, and—until the 555th [battalion] . . . white skin.” Author’s note describing “the story behind the story.” Appendix listing of members of the original 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. Time line. Source notes. Bibliography. Index. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations.
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