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By Elizabeth · 194 posts · 138 views
last updated Sep 05, 2013 07:33PM
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The smell is what gets him. He can survive the endless marching, total exhaustion and constant hunger. But the smell from the dirt piles, the piles of dead bodies, penetrates his wall of stone-faced nothingness. Sickly-sweet yet slightly bitter, the smell makes him wince, cringe, and lose what little he has been able to put into his stomach. He could survive another day if not for the smell.
Arn Chorn-Pond was 11 years old when the Khmer Rouge came into his Cambodian village and forced everyone t ...more
Arn Chorn-Pond was 11 years old when the Khmer Rouge came into his Cambodian village and forced everyone t ...more
Never Fall Down, nominated for the National Book Award, is based on the true story of Arn Chorn-Pond, a young Cambodian boy forced to labor and fight for the Khmer Rouge. The novel is incredibly powerful and moving. Patricia McCormick spent hours with Chorn-Pond, traveling to Cambodia and interviewing other characters in the book. His voice rings through and the shock and numbness that he experiences as a young boy are well-written and authentic.
I do have a few recommendations before reading th ...more
I do have a few recommendations before reading th ...more
So much sadness.....
Oct 12, 2012
Krystal
marked it as to-read
Mar 25, 2013
Stephanie ((Strazzybooks))
marked it as to-read
May 26, 2015
Theresa
marked it as to-read
