Title: A medal for Leroy
Description: In World War II-era England, Michael learns about his black British Army soldier grandfather, a World War I officer who risked his life to save wounded men but who did not receive special commendations because of his race.

When Michael’s great-aunt dies, she leaves a letter divulging family secrets and history, including that Michael's grandfather, a World War I hero, was denied honors due to his race.
Subjects: Children's fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, England, fiction, World War, 1914-1918, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Fatherless families, World War, 1939-1945, Soldiers, Juvenile fiction, Identity, Fiction, Historical fiction, Single-parent families, Racially mixed children, Family, fiction, Svetovna vojna 1939-1945, Matere samohranilke, V mladinskem leposlovju, Rasni odnosi
Places: England