I Learned a New Word Today...: Genocide

by Elizabeth Hankins

Javier Mendoza has learned a new word and he does not like it. As his fifth grade class explores the shocking history of countries ranging from Armenia to Sudan, Javier realizes that the past--and even the present--is telling him a story that he cannot ignore. Then he overhears a conversation that triggers a mysterious chain of events at his school. Now Javier is faced with the reality that no one is immune to the consequences of genocide. And perhaps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981160603
• ISBN13: 9780981160603
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Key Publishing House Inc
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12