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Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels. By Walter Dean Myers. Fallen Angels – Tracking Characters: Richie Perry. Main character, 17 yrs. old and just out of high school From NYC and family doesn’t have much money Has a brother (Kenny) and mother Smart enough to attend college, but couldn’t afford it

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Fallen Angels

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  1. Fallen Angels By Walter Dean Myers

  2. Fallen Angels – Tracking Characters: Richie Perry • Main character, 17 yrs. old and just out of high school • From NYC and family doesn’t have much money • Has a brother (Kenny) and mother • Smart enough to attend college, but couldn’t afford it • Dreams of being a writer

  3. Peewee Gates • From the Chicago ghettos • Family didn’t have much money • Likes the army because he has what everyone else has • Best friend to Richie

  4. Lieutenant Carroll • Platoon leader • Does everything “by the book” • Accessible to his platoon and willing to listen • Dark hair and calm eyes

  5. Lieutenant Gearhart • Replaces Lt. Carroll • 25 or 26 years old • From Delaware and was a linebacker in high school • Makes a major mistake while on patrol

  6. Lieutenant Dongan • New sergeant for the platoon replacing Sgt. Simpson • “old” to the soldiers – in his 30s or 40s • Platoon believes he’s racist because he puts Johnson in the back

  7. Walowick • A Polish kid with dimples who has “more teeth than he needs” • A member of Richie’s platoon

  8. Lobel • Tall and a “little pudgy” • Hair with curls like a perm • As tall as Richie and Jewish • Experiences prejudice for his religion and his suspected sexual orientation • Obsessed with movies

  9. Brew • Real last name is “Brewster” • Got into Theology school • Religious • Nicknamed “Rev. Brew” by the platoon

  10. Jenkins • Very scared • From Fort Dix • Good at imitating people • His father’s a colonel with a “game plan” for Jenkins’ success

  11. Johnson • Black, tall, bigger than Richie • Strong, from Savannah, GA • Surprisingly sensitive • Refuses to believe Brew is dead

  12. Sergeant Simpson • Sergeant of the squad • Black with a high voice • Only has 120 days left in the army and counting down

  13. Monaco • sweet-faced Italian kid • Always takes the dangerous position as “point man” – slightly braver than the rest • Couldn’t decide if he should marry his girlfriend

  14. Brunner • Corporal, very ambitious • Constantly kisses up to the higher ranked soldiers • Abuses those beneath him

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