{"product_id":"that-mad-game-j-l-powers-9781935955221","title":"That Mad Game: Growing Up in a Warzone: An Anthology of Essays from Around the Globe","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat's it like to grow up during war? To be a victim of violence or exiled from your homeland, culture, family, and even your own memories?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen America's talking heads talk about war, children and teenagers are often the forgotten part of the story. Yet who can forget images of the Vietnam \"baby lift,\" when Amer-Asian children were flown out of Vietnam to be adopted by Americans? Who can forget the horror of learning that Iranian children were sent on suicide missions to clear landmines? Who wasn't captivated by stories of the \"lost boys\" of Sudan, traveling thousands of miles alone through the desert, seeking shelter and safety? From the cartel-terrorized streets of Ju?rez to the bombed-out cities of Bosnia to Afghanistan under the Taliban, from Nazi-occupied Holland to the middle-class American home of a Vietnam vet, this collection of personal and narrative essays explores both the universal and particular experiences of children and teenagers who came of age during a time of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.L. Powers \u003c\/b\u003eis the editor of \u003ci\u003eLabor Pains and Birth Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of two young adult novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eThis Thing Called the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, an alternative fantasy set in post-apartheid South Africa. She began collecting essays on children and war while pregnant with her first child and says, \"The experience was both painful and uplifting, not unlike giving birth. The most memorable aspect of these essays is their stark portrayal of both survival and hope in the midst of incredible suffering.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. L. Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1935955225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935955221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinco Puntos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012 pg. 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013 pg. 258","brand":"J. L. Powers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807025123583,"sku":"9781935955221","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b7eb4e9-3deb-4ef9-a054-3cc5ae409922.jpg?v=1745378345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/that-mad-game-j-l-powers-9781935955221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}