![]() ![]() In 2008, Myers published Sunrise in Fallaujah, a sequel to Fallen Angel. The book has been banned for its profanity and graphic depiction of war. When a basketball injury destroys his chance of paying for college with a sports scholarship, Richard enlists in the Army just as the war in Vietnam is escalating. Written in 1988, it is the story of Richard Perry, a bright Harlem high school student who dreams of going to college. ![]() We will miss her and her many contributions at Chicago-Kent!įallen Angels is Walter Dean Myers’ eye-averting young adult novel about dreams deferred and the realities of war. Gwen will be leaving Chicago-Kent at the end of this week for a new position with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., which is scheduled to open next year. Each year the Chicago-Kent Library Blog hosts reviews to commemorate Banned Books Week. Our first staff contribution this week comes from From Gwendolyn Osborne, Director of Public Affairs. ![]()
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