Patricia McCormick
Author
Language
English
Description
Cambodian child soldier Arn Chorn-Pond defied the odds and used all of his courage and wits to survive the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge. 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...
2) Cut
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When a group of US Marines fighting in the Korean War found a bedraggled little mare, they wondered if she could be trained to as a packhorse. They had no idea that the skinny, underfed horse had one of the biggest and bravest hearts they'd ever known. And one of the biggest appetites! Soon Reckless showed herself more than willing to carry ammunition too heavy for the soldiers to haul. As cannons thundered and shells flew through the air, she marched...
4) Purple Heart
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
4 CDs (5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While recuperating in a Baghdad hospital from a traumatic brain injury sustained during the Iraq War, eighteen-year-old soldier Matt Duffy struggles to recall what happened to him and how it relates to his ten-year-old friend, Ali.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
p [2014]
Edition
Young readers edition, unabridged.
Physical Desc
4 CDs (approximately 5 hr.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM.
Language
English
Description
I Am Malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school. Raised in a changing Pakistan by an enlightened father from a poor background and a beautiful, illiterate mother from a political family, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. I Am Malala tells her story of bravery and determination in the face of extremism, detailing the daily challenges of growing up in a world transformed by...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First Hyperion paperbacks edition.
Physical Desc
187 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Toby, a prematurely gray-haired Pittsburgh Pirates fan and baseball card collector, tries to cope with his brother's drug use, his father's absence, and his mother dating Stanley the Food King.