The Yellow Birds Summary
Kevin Powers

Everything you need to understand or teach The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers.

  • The Yellow Birds: A Novel Summary & Study Guide
  • 30 The Yellow Birds Lessons
  • 20 Activities
  • 180 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 60 Short Essay Questions
  • 20 Essay Questions
  • Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
  • ...and more

The Yellow Birds Overview

The Yellow Birds is a coming of age novel, where young soldiers have to deal with the atrocities of war. While it is a novel, it seems as if the author is drawing on his own personal experiences from serving in the Army and in the Iraq War. The novel brings humanity and integrity into question as the characters serve in the Iraq War and deal with the aftermath of the war when they return to the U.S.

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Lesson Plan

The Yellow Birds Lesson Plans contain 132 pages of teaching material, including: