#108 in Young adult
Fallen Angels
- 309
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
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.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 59 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.0 | 6 | 10% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 30 | 51% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 23 | 39% |
Frequently asked
What age is Fallen Angels for?
Fallen Angels sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 309 pages — shorter than 88% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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