From Walter Dean Myers comes a powerful and timely novel about the heroics and horror of war---a gripping companion to FALLEN ANGELS. Robin "Birdy" Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, isn't quite sure why he joined the army, but he's sure where he's headed: Iraq. Birdy and the others in the Civilian Affairs Battalion are supposed to help secure and stabilize the country and successfully interact with the Iraqi people. Officially, the code name for their maneuvers is Operation Iraqi Freedom. But the young men and women in the CA unit have a simpler name for it: WAR. Product Details Format: Paperback Binding: Perfect-bound Paperback ISBN: 9780439916257 Page Count: 320 Trim Size: 5 x 7 Pub Date: April 2009 Fiction / Nonfiction: Fiction Ages: 12 & Up Grades: 7 and up Imprint: Scholastic Press Subjects: Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles, Courage, Bravery, Heroism, Death, Grief, Loss, Friends and Friendship, Iraq War, Survival Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Language: English Guided Reading Level: GR Level Z+ Lexile® Measure: 780L Return Restrictions: Strippable