Awards and HonorsWinner, IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, 2015; Booklist Top 10 Multicultural Nonfiction for Youth, 2015; ALA Notable Books for Children 2015, Middle Readers; NCTE Notable Poetry List 2015; 2014 Cybils Awards Finalist, Graphic Novels for Young Adults; New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2014; Capitol Choices 2015
This illustrated volume honors an African American army regiment that fought in World War I—and played a unique type of jazz as they traveled through France. Bibliography. Artist's notes. Full-color illustrations.
Topics The U.S. Army, 369th Infantry Regiment. African American soldiers. Twentieth-century history. World War I (1914-1918). Harlem, New York. Biography. Music. Bands. Jazz.
SRC Level 9.000000
SRC Points 8.000000
Lexile 1130L
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2014-08-18
JLG Release Date Jan 2015
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.