Ages 14+ Membership Advantages Media Reviews is a difficult book to read but a necessary book to read. This decision will save his life, but it will pull him into the very center of what we know today as the Killing Fields. Based on the true story of Arn Chorn-Pond, this is an achingly raw and powerful novel about a child of war who becomes a man of peace, from National Book Award finalist Patricia McCormick. Arn's never played a note in his life, but he volunteers. One day, the soldiers ask if any of the kids can play an instrument. But after the soldiers march the entire population into the countryside, his life is changed forever.Īrn is separated from his family and assigned to a labor camp: working in the rice paddies under a blazing sun, he sees the other children dying before his eyes. Patricia McCormick Never Fall Down: A Novel Paperback Decemby Patricia McCormick (Author) 1,216 ratings Goodreads Choice Award nominee See all formats and editions Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 13.30 55 Used from 1.18 18 New from 9.69 3 Collectible from 7.
When soldiers arrive in his hometown, Arn is just a normal little boy. It includes an author's note and acknowledgments from Arn Chorn-Pond himself. This National Book Award nominee from two-time finalist Patricia McCormick is the unforgettable story of Arn Chorn-Pond, who defied the odds to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labor camps of the Khmer Rouge.īased on the true story of Cambodian advocate Arn Chorn-Pond, and authentically told from his point of view as a young boy, this is an achingly raw and powerful historical novel about a child of war who becomes a man of peace.
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