Never Fall Down - Couverture rigide

McCormick, Patricia

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0857532219 ISBN 13 : 9780857532213

Editeur : Doubleday Childrens, 2012

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Arn is walking through the countryside in Cambodia. His whole town is walking with him. They're walking into one of the most tragic moments of history: the Killing Fields.

Music will save him. Hope, luck and kindness will save him. This is his story.

Based on the true story of Arn Chorn-Pond, this is an achingly raw and powerful novel about a child of war who becomes a man of peace.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

PATRICIA MCCORMICK is a former journalist who has won much acclaim for her compassionate approach to hard-hitting subjects. Patty lives in New York with her family. You can visit her online at www.pattymccormick.com.

ARN CHORN-POND regularly gives talks about his experiences. He founded Children of War, an organization that helps children held hostage by war and violence. He is the recipient of Reebok Human Rights Award, Amnesty International Human Rights Award, the Kohl Foundation International Peace Prize, and the Spirit of Anne Frank Outstanding Citizen Award.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

OVER AND OVER I TELL MYSELF ONE THING: NEVER FALL DOWN

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

When soldiers arrive at his hometown in Cambodia, Arn is just a kid, dancing to rock 'n' roll, hustling for spare change, and selling ice cream with his brother. But after the soldiers march the entire population into the countryside, his life is changed forever. Arn is separated from his family and assigned to a labor camp: working in the rice paddies under a blazing sun.

One day, the soldiers ask if any of the kids can play an instrument. Arn's never played a note in his life, but he volunteers. This decision will save his life, but it will pull him into the very center of what we know today as the Killing Fields. And just as the country is about to be liberated from the Khmer Rouge, Arn is handed a gun and forced to become a soldier. He lives by the simple credo: Over and over I tell myself one thing: never fall down.

Based on the true story of Arn Chorn-Pond, this is an achingly raw and powerful novel about a child of war who becomes a man of peace, from National Book Award finalist Patricia McCormick

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Doubleday Childrens
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0857532219
• ISBN 13: 9780857532213
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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