Jump into the Sky

by Shelley Pearsall

Book Overview

It's May 5, 1945. Carrying nothing but a suitcase and a bag of his aunt's good fried chicken, 13-year-old Levi Battle heads south to a U.S. Army post in search of his father--a lieutenant in an elite unit of all black paratroopers. The fact that his father doesn't even know he's coming turns out to be the least of his problems. As Levi makes his way across the United States, he learns hard lessons about the way a black boy is treated in the Jim Crow...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440421403
• ISBN13: 9780440421405
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7