A powerful novel about a young boy who survives the Killing Fields in Cambodia. Endorsed by Desmond Tutu.
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.
As the story unfolds from atrocity to anguish it gains momentum
until, in its final chapters, it becomes a gripping account of the
inner turmoil of a child soldier.
*New York Times*
One of the most inspiring and powerful books I've ever read. NEVER
FALL DOWN can teach us all about finding the courage to speak our
truth and change the world.
*Archbishop Desmond Tutu*
Once again, McCormick has delivered a heartrending exposé of human
tragedy. The natural syntax and grammar of Arn’s narration imbues
his story with a stunning simplicity and clarity against a backdrop
of political chaos, terror, and death. This compelling story will
awaken compassion and activism in secondary readers.
*School Library Journal*
Throughout his ordeal, as Arn turns from captive to child soldier
to refugee, he speaks in the imperfect cadences of the English he
only learned years later. It's a wise narrative choice: Telling
Arn's story this way creates a sense of foreignness that feels
right, and gives rise to the accidental poetry of faulty
translation.
*The Wall Street Journal*
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