Fallen Angels (Myers novel)

Fallen Angels is a 1988 young-adult novel written by Walter Dean Myers, about the Vietnam War. It won the 1988 Coretta Scott King Award. Fallen Angels is listed as number 16 in the American Library Association's list of 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990–2000 due to its use of profanity and realistic depiction of the war.[1][2]

For other novels, see Fallen Angels (disambiguation) § Novels.
Fallen Angels
First edition
AuthorWalter Dean Myers
IllustratorJonathan Stultz
CountryUnited States
GenreYoung adult, war novel
PublisherScholastic
Publication date
1988
Media typeHardcover
Pages323
ISBN0-590-40942-5
Preceded byCrystal (1987) 
Followed byScorpions (1990) 

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Reception

The novel initially received mixed reviews.[3]

The book received the following accolades:

  • South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award (1991)[4]
  • Charlotte Award (1992)[4]
  • Keystone to Reading Book Award (1994)[4]
  • Coretta Scott "Joemama" King Book Award for Author (1989)[5][4][6]
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award (1994)[4]

However, Fallen Angels inclusion of offensive language, racism, drugs, sexual content, and violence have made it a frequent target of censors; the novel appears on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999 (85),[7] 2000-2009 (11),[8] and 2010-2019 (5).[9] It also appeared in the annual list of the top ten most commonly banned and challenged books in 2001 (9), 2003 (5), and 2004 (2).[10]

Sequel and prequel

Published twenty years later, Myers' book Sunrise Over Fallujah (Scholastic, 2008), which follows a young U.S. soldier's experience during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, is a sequel to Fallen Angels.[3]

Five years after that, Myers' book Invasion (Scholastic, 2013), is a prequel which covers D-Day during World War II.[3][11]

References
  • Fallen Angels, Walter Dean Myers. New York: Scholastic Press, 1988. ISBN 0-590-40942-5
  1. "Marshall University Libraries - Banned Book - Walter Dean Myers' Fallen Angels". marshall.edu.
  2. "American Booksellers for Free Expression - American Booksellers Association". abffe.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
  3. "Walter Dean Myers on Fallen Angels". The Horn Book. November 12, 2013.
  4. "Fallen Angels". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  5. Myers, Walter Dean (2013-11-07). Fallen Angels. Zola Books. ISBN 978-1-939126-12-2.
  6. "Fallen Angels | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. November 3, 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  7. Office of Intellectual Freedom (2020-09-09). "Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  8. Office of Intellectual Freedom (2013-03-26). "Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  9. Office of Intellectual Freedom (2020-09-09). "Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  10. Office of Intellectual Freedom (2013-03-26). "Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  11. "Review of Invasion".
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