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Highlights
- An award-winning debut novel from a stellar new voice in middle grade fiction.Matt Pin would like to forget: war torn Vietnam, bombs that fell like dead crows, and the terrible secret he left behind.
- 240 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Historical
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About the Book
By turns harrowing, dreamlike, sad, and triumphant, this searing debut novel, written in lucid verse, reveals an unforgettable perspective on the lasting impact of the Vietnam War on its survivors and the healing power of love.Book Synopsis
An award-winning debut novel from a stellar new voice in middle grade fiction.Matt Pin would like to forget: war torn Vietnam, bombs that fell like dead crows, and the terrible secret he left behind. But now that he is living with a caring adoptive family in the United States, he finds himself forced to confront his past. And that means choosing between silence and candor, blame and forgiveness, fear and freedom.By turns harrowing, dreamlike, sad, and triumphant, this searing debut novel, written in lucid verse, reveals an unforgettable perspective on the lasting impact of war and the healing power of love.Review Quotes
Jefferson Cup Award WinnerBooklist Editors' ChoiceALA Best Book for Young AdultsIRA Notable Book for a Global Society*"...[a] stirring debut novel...will make readers want to rush to the end and then return to the beginning again to make connections between past, present, friends and enemies."--Booklist, starred review*"The verse form carries highly charged emotions and heavy content with elegiac simplicity."--Kirkus, starred review*"Using spare free verse, first-time novelist Burg beautifully evokes the emotions of a Vietnamese adoptee as he struggles to come to terms with his past."--Publishers Weekly, starred review"...the story is a lovely, moving one."--School Library Journal
About the Author
Ann Burg's debut novel, All the Broken Pieces, was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Jefferson Cup award winner and an IRA Notable Book for a Global Society, among its many honors. All of her subsequent novels in verse have garnered multiple awards and starred reviews. Serafina's Promise was named an ALA Notable, a Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner, and an NAACP Image Award finalist. Unbound was the winner of the New-York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize, the Christopher Award, and an Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor. Flooded was a Bank Street College Claudia Lewis Award winner, a Bank Street College Best Children's Book (with outstanding merit), and a Junior Library Guild selection. Burg worked as an English teacher for ten years before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in Rhinebeck, New York, with her family. Visit her online at annburg.com.Dimensions (Overall): 7.4 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 10-13 Years
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
Author: Ann E Burg
Language: English
Street Date: March 1, 2012
TCIN: 77264291
UPC: 9780545080934
Item Number (DPCI): 247-53-2712
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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