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Jump into the sky / Shelley Pearsall.

Pearsall, Shelley. (Author).

Summary:

In 1945, thirteen-year-old Levi is sent to find the father he has not seen in three years, going from Chicago, to segregated North Carolina, and finally to Pendleton, Oregon, where he learns that his father's unit, the all-Black 555th paratrooper battalion, will never see combat but finally has a mission. Includes historical notes.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780375936999
  • ISBN: 0375936998
  • Physical Description: 344 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Borzoi Book."
Target Audience Note:
940L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.8 13 153128.
Subject:
United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th > Juvenile fiction.
Segregation > Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
United States > History > World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library JUV FIC PEARSALL (Text) 36015000179958 Juvenile Fiction Available -