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= **Books: ** = // Sunrise Over Fallujah // by Walter Dean Myers // The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian // by Sherman Alexie

=** Summary of **//** Sunrise over Fallujah **// ** : **= //Sunrise over Fallujah // is about Robin (Birdy) Perry, a soldier from Harlem who finds himself stationed in war-torn Iraq. He is in the Civilian Affairs unit, along with Marla Kennedy, Captain Coles, Captain Miller, Jonesy, and a stuffed monkey named Sergent Yossarian. While they are supposed to make friends with the Iraqis and meet little resistance, they often find themselves being ambushed by insurgents. Although Robin doesn't know why he's there at first, through the deaths and things he saw he realizes what he's fighting for, and that there is no real winner in a war. media type="custom" key="5189437"



Review of //Sunrise over Fallujah//:
Everyone in our group enjoyed this book. The beginning was a little overwhelming and slow-moving, but Walter Dean Myers made up for it with all the detailed action later on in the book. It gives you a perspective of war through the eyes of a man not much older than ourselves. This is a good book for anyone who wants to learn more about the Iraqi War, what it's like to be a soldier, and what it means to be a hero.

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**Summary of //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian//:** The // Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian // is a coming of age novel about a poor Indian named Arnold Spirit Jr.(Junior). Junior is on the basketball team with his best friend, Rowdy. Junior is not happy on the reservation and wants a better life for himself. Junior is informed by one of his teachers that to reach his full potential, he needs to leave the reservation. Junior decides to go the all white school, Reardan, that is thirty miles away. Junior and Rowdy have a falling out and aren't friends anymore.Junior joins the basketball team and plays against Rowdy.Throughout the book, Junior has to deal with racism at school and on the reservation and he has to deal with death in his family and friends.

=Review of //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian : //= Everyone in our group really liked this book. Almost everyone can relate to Junior's experiences of starting a new school and being different. The illustrations provide comic relief and keeps you entertained throughout the book. Even though the book deals with serious topics such as racism and death, Junior deals with it in a comical way that makes the book a fast and good read.

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