Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles
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Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles
By Tanya Lee Stone
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherCandlewickImprintCandlewickISBN
9780763651176
Awards and Honors2014 Children’s History Book Prize finalist 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
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles
“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.
Title alpha Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles
Level History High
Pages Count 160
Genre Nonfiction
Topics The Triple Nickles (555th Parachute Infantry Battalion). The U.S. Army. African Americans. Paratroopers. World War II (1939-1945). Discrimination. Integration. Smokejumping. Japan.
SRC Level 10.300000
SRC Points 9.000000
Lexile 1090L
Trim Size 9 1/16" x 9 7/8"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2013-01-21
JLG Release Date Feb 2013
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
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