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Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
AuthorTanya Lee Stone
LanguageEnglish
SubjectThe Triple Nickles
GenreNonfiction
PublisherCandlewick Press
Publication date
2013
Publication placeUSA
Media typePrint, Audio
Pages160
ISBN9780763665487

Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers is a nonfiction book geared toward children, written by Tanya Lee Stone and published January 22, 2013 by Candlewick Press. The book tells the story of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, nicknamed The Triple Nickles, an all-Black airborne unit of the United States Army during World War II.

In 2014, the book won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens.[1][2]

Reception

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Courage Has No Color is a Junior Library Guild book.[3] It received starred reviews from Booklist,[4] Publishers Weekly,[5] and Kirkus,[6] as well as positive reviews from The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[7] The Washington Post,[8] and School Library Journal.[9]

Kirkus called the book "[a]n exceptionally well-researched, lovingly crafted and important tribute to unsung American heroes."[6] Publishers Weekly called it "[a] captivating look at a small but significant piece of military and civil rights history."[5]

The New York Public Library,[10] The Bulletin,[11] Publishers Weekly,[12] and Kirkus[13] named Courage Has No Color one of the best nonfiction children's books of 2013. The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature included it in their list of the best multicultural children's books of the year.[14]

Awards and honors for Courage Has No Color
Year Award/Honor Result Ref.
2014 ALSC Notable Children's Book for Older Readers Selection [15]
ALSC Notable Children's Recordings Selection [16]
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices Selection [17]
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens Winner [1][2]
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book [18]
IRA Notable Books for a Global Society Selection [19]
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist [20][21]
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Selection [22]
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top 10 [23]
2015 William Allen White Children's Book Award Selection [24]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Literary Work". AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ^ a b Couch, Aaron; Washington, Arlene (2014-02-22). "NAACP Image Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  3. ^ "Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles by Tanya Lee Stone". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  4. ^ "Courage Has No Color". Booklist. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  5. ^ a b "Children's Book Review: Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers by Tanya Lee Stone. Candlewick, $24.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-7636-5117-6". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  6. ^ a b "Courage Has No Color". Kirkus Reviews. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  7. ^ Bush, Elizabeth (2013). "Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 66 (5): 265–266. doi:10.1353/bcc.2013.0020. ISSN 1558-6766.
  8. ^ Nolan, Abby McGanney (2013-02-05). "'Courage Has No Color,' by Tanya Lee Stone". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  9. ^ "Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  10. ^ nypl_selection. "NYPL's Children's Books 2013: Nonfiction". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  11. ^ "2013 Blue Ribbons". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  12. ^ "Best Books of 2013". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  13. ^ "Best Middle-Grade Books of 2013 to Make History Come Alive". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  14. ^ "Best Books 2013". The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  15. ^ "2014 Notable Children's Books". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  16. ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2014-02-05). "ALSC announces 2014 Notable Children's Recordings". News and Press Center. American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  17. ^ Horning, Kathleen T.; Lindgren, Merri V.; Schliesman, Megan; McKnight Townsend, Emily (2014). CCBC choices 2014. Madison, WI: Cooperative Children's Book Center. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-931641-24-4. OCLC 871718672.
  18. ^ "2014 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  19. ^ "Notable Books for a Global Society - 2014 List" (PDF). Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group. International Reading Association. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  20. ^ Morales, Macey (2014-01-27). "'The Nazi Hunters' wins 2014 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults". News and Press Center. American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  21. ^ "2014 Nonfiction Award". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  22. ^ "Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  23. ^ "2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top Ten". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  24. ^ "2015-2016 Master Lists". William Allen White Children's Book Award. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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