{"product_id":"bamboo-people-paperback","title":"Bamboo People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMitali Perkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitali Perkins\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several novels for children, including \u003ci\u003eSecret Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e, The First Daughter series, \u003ci\u003eRickshaw Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonsoon Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Not So Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bamboo People\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701217497151,"sku":"9781580893299","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/38b21ccb5d1a162892f8cca23199bc14.webp?v=1765019795","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bamboo-people-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}