| Purple Heart | |
| ISBN: 9780061730924 Author: McCormick, Patricia Publisher: Balzer + Bray Published: 2010-01-01 Retail: $14.99 OUR PRICE: $3.14 You Save 79% Binding Type: Hardcover Annotation: When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he's honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn't feel like a hero. There's a memory that haunts him: an image of a young Iraqi boy as a bullet hits his chest. Matt can't shake the feeling that he was somehow involved in his death. But because of a head injury he sustained just moments after the boy was shot, Matt can't quite put all the pieces together. Eventually Matt is sent back into combat with his squad—Justin, Wolf, and Charlene—the soldiers who have become his family during his time in Iraq. He just wants to go back to being the soldier he once was. But he sees potential threats everywhere and lives in fear of not being able to pull the trigger when the time comes. In combat there is no black-and-white, and Matt soon discovers that the notion of who is guilty is very complicated indeed. National Book Award Finalist Patricia McCormick has written a visceral and compelling portrait of life in a war zone, where loyalty is valued above all, and death is terrifyingly commonplace. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Middle East |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| BISAC category: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Violence |
| Target Grade/Age Group: Grade 7-9, Age 12-14 |
| Grade level: Grade 7-9 |
| Lexile Level: 760 |
| Bargain Category: Social Issues, Middle School, Historical Fiction, High School, Family |
| Grade level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131874 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Info |
| Quiz #: Q47477 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Grades 9-12 Point Value: 11.0 |