| Daughter of War Contributor(s): Forchuk Skrypuch, Marsha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554550440 ISBN-13: 9781554550449 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2008 Annotation: In this gripping story of enduring love and loyalty set against the horrors of Turkey during World War I, teenagers Kevork and his betrothed Marta have survived the Armenian genocide in Turkey. Disguised as Muslims, they have been separated. Kevork is living as an Arab in Syria and yearns to get back into Turkey and search for Marta. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 7.2" W x 8.14" (0.61 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Turkey - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126467 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2009 nominee On the 2009 USBBY list of Outstanding International Books White Pine nominee, 2009 On Resource Link's Best of 2008 List On the Cooperative Children's Book Center Best-of-the-Year list for 2009 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009 Teenagers Kevork and his betrothed Marta are the lucky ones. They have managed so far to survive the Armenian genocide in Turkey, and both are disguised as Muslims. But Marta is still in Turkey, pregnant with another man's child. And Kevork is living as an Arab in Syria. Kevork yearns to get back into Turkey and search for Marta, but with the war raging and the genocide still in progress, the journey will be impossibly dangerous. Meanwhile, Marta worries that even if Kevork has survived and they are reunited, will he be able to accept what she has become? And what has happened to her sister, Mariam, who was sold as a slave to the highest bidder? Daughter of War is a gripping story of enduring love and loyalty set against the horrors of Turkey during World War I. |
Contributor Bio(s): Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk: - Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is the author of many books for children and young adults, including Call Me Aram, Aram's Choice, Silver Threads, Enough, The Hunger, and Hope's War. Her novel about the Armenian genocide, Nobody's Child, was nominated for the Red Maple Award, the Alberta Rocky Mountain Book Award, and the B.C. Stellar Award; it was also listed by Resource Links as a "Best Book." An English scholar and former librarian, Marsha lives in Brantford, Ontario, with her husband and son.Forchuk Skrypuch, Marsha: - Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch |