{"product_id":"9781580893299","title":"Bamboo People","description":"Author: Perkins, Mitali \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781580893299 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2014 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 208mm x 140mm x 22mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTop Ten ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults\u003cbr\u003e Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStarred Reviews in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Top Ten Middle Grade Novels\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA refugee and child soldier challenge the rules of war in this coming-of-age novel set against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBang! A side door bursts open.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Soldiers pour into the room. They're shouting and waving rifles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e I shield my head with my arms. It was a lie! I think, my mind racing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Girls and boys alike are screaming. The soldiers prod and herd some of us together and push the rest apart as if we're cows or goats.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Their leader, though, is a middle-aged man. He's moving slowly, intently, not dashing around like the others. \"Take the boys only, Win Min,\" I overhear him telling a tall, gangly soldier. \"Make them obey.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChiko isn't a fighter by nature. He's a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. Tu Reh, on the other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese soldiers destroy his Karenni family's home and bamboo fields. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Chiko is forced into the Burmese army and subsequently injured on a mission, the boys' lives intersect. Timidity becomes courage and anger becomes compassion as both boys discover that everything is not as it seems. Mitali Perkins delivers a touching story about hopes, dreams, and the choices that define who we are.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45078978920606,"sku":"UBD-9781580893299","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781580893299.jpg?v=1739164921","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781580893299","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}