| Broken Memory Contributor(s): Combres, Elisabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0888998937 ISBN-13: 9780888998934 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.3" (0.30 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Africa - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134414 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hiding behind the old sofa, five-year-old Emma does not witness the murder of her mother, but she hears everything. And when the assassins finally leave, the young Tutsi girl somehow manages to stumble away from the scene, motivated only by the memory of her mother s last words: You must not die, Emma Taken in by an old Hutu woman, Mukecuru, Emma is still haunted by nightmares long after the war ends. When the country establishes gacaca courts to allow victims to face their tormenters in their villages, Emma is uneasy and afraid. But through her growing friendship with a young torture victim and the gentle encouragement of an old man charged with helping child survivors, Emma finds the courage to return to the house where her mother was killed and begin the journey to healing." |