Never Fall Down

by Patricia McCormick

Book Overview

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.

Based 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061730939
• ISBN13: 9780061730931
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Captivating

I initially read this for a summer school reading projecting but since then I have read it again and again. The book follows Arn, a young Cambodian boy, as his hometown is overrun with Khmer Rouge (a radical communist party) and his journey as a child soldier thereafter. The dialogue reads simple, as if an actual child was telling you the story, but the words and topic weigh heavily on reader's mind. I recommend to anyone -- especially those in middle school and above -- because its simple enough to understand but the words carry so much emotion.