Good Night, Commander (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780888999894)

This extraordinary little book gives us a glimpse into the world of a young boy who has lost his mother and one of his legs in the Iran-Iraq war. We meet the boy in his room, where he recreates the conflict with an imaginary enemy and soldiers, trying to avenge his losses. The boy's father urges him to take off his artificial leg when he is at home, to join his uncles and aunties who have arrived for dinner. But when he does, he finds out that they are all about to go off to meet his new mother.

Back in his room he meets an enemy soldier who is also missing a limb. Identifying with this soldier, the boy offers him his artificial leg. And as he does, his mother smiles down on him from her picture on the wall, acknowledging his hurt and giving him comfort.

Author: Ahmad Akbarpour
ISBN-10: 0888999895
ISBN-13: 9780888999894
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 8.30w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 137922 / Good Night, Commander


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/12/2010 pg. 49
Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2010
Booklist 05/01/2010 pg. 86
School Library Journal 05/01/2010 pg. 78
Multicultural Review 08/01/2010 pg. 61
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed