Title: Jump into the sky
Description: In 1945, thirteen-year-old Levi is sent to find the father he has not seen in three years, going from Chicago, to segregated North Carolina, and finally to Pendleton, Oregon, where he learns that his father's unit, the all-Black 555th paratrooper battalion, will never see combat but finally has a mission. Includes historical notes.
Subjects: Fathers and sons, Prejudices, Fiction, United States, Segregation, United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th, African Americans, History, Juvenile fiction, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, World War, 1939-1945, Father-son relationship, Children's fiction, African americans, fiction, Fathers and sons, fiction, Prejudices, fiction, United states, history, fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, United states, fiction
Places: United States
Time periods: World War, 1939-1945