"An impressive work and an inspiring one." –The New York Times
"Sheinkin lets the participants tell the story, masterfully lacing the narrative with extensive quotations drawn from oral histories." –
Kirkus, starred review "Sheinkin's narrative shines." –
Booklist, starred review "Through effective research, Sheinkin re-creates a story that remains largely unknown to many Americans, and is one of the many from World War II about segregation and race that is important to explore with students." –
School Library Journal, starred review "Sheinkin delivers another meticulously researched WWII story, one he discovered while working on his Newbery Honor book,
Bomb....Archival photos appear throughout, and an extensive bibliography, source notes, and index conclude this gripping, even horrific account of a battle for civil rights predating Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr." –
Publishers Weekly, starred review "Sheinkin follows Bomb (rev. 11/12) with an account of another aspect of the Second World War, stemming from an incident that seems small in scope but whose ramifications would go on to profoundly change the armed forces and the freedom of African Americans to serve their country." –
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