{"product_id":"bamboo-people-mitali-perkins-9781580893299","title":"Bamboo People","description":"\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\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBang! A side door bursts open.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Soldiers pour into the room. They're shouting and waving rifles.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e I shield my head with my arms. It was a lie! I think, my mind racing.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitali Perkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580893295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580893299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlesbridge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e137295 \/ Bamboo People\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mitali Perkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043950981375,"sku":"9781580893299","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a11a896-f902-4cae-b5eb-f7d6571cfbbd.jpg?v=1684970058","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bamboo-people-mitali-perkins-9781580893299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}