Fallen angels

Firefly & Fern Summary

Fallen Angels follows Richie Perry, a seventeen-year-old African American soldier sent to fight in the Vietnam War, as he navigates the complexities of combat, friendship, and survival alongside his fellow soldiers. Through vivid, honest storytelling, Walter Dean Myers brings readers into the emotional and physical realities of war, exploring themes of courage, loss, and what it means to grow up in impossible circumstances. This powerful novel offers young readers a meaningful look at history and the human cost of conflict.