The War Orphan
Author | : Rachel Anderson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 019275095X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780192750952 |
Rating | : 4/5 (952 Downloads) |
Download or read book The War Orphan written by Rachel Anderson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ha arrives as part of Simon's family, the nightmares arrive too. And as Simon tries to find out about Ha and his past, he begins to uncover a war-story which is not the one he wanted to hear. Is the story Simon hears in his head his own, or does it belong to this child who his parents now say is his brother - Ha, the war orphan? This novel with a background in the Vietnam War is now being reissued in a smaller, mass-market paperback format. Rachel Anderson is a previous winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.