ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dana Walrath, writer, poet, artist, Fulbright Scholar, and second generation Armenian, is committed to the movement for reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia. She believes an honest reckoning of history, apology and forgiveness is essential for healing and will help bring about peace in the future. She lives in Vermont. ABOUT THE BOOK: Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse calls this story for readers of The Book Thief and Between Shades of Gray a fine and haunting work. Blending magical realism and lyrical free verse, this is an intense survival story of three siblings caught up in the horrific events of the Armenian genocide of 1915. It is 1914, and the Ottoman Empire is crumbling into violence. Beyond Anatolia, in the Armenian Highlands, Shahen Donabedian dreams of going to New York. Sosi, his twin sister, never wants to leave her home, especially now that she is in love. At first, only Papa, who counts Turks and Kurds among his closest friends, stands in Shahens way. But when the Ottoman pashas set their plans to eliminate all Armenians in motion, neither twin has a choice. After a horrifying attack leaves them orphaned, Shahen and Sosi flee into the mountains, carrying their little sister, Mariam. Shahen keeps their parents fate a secret from his sisters. But the children are not alone. An eagle named Ardziv watches over them as they run at night and hide each day, making their way across mountain ridges and rivers red with blood. A heartbreaking tale of familial love, blind trust, and the crushing of innocence. A fine and haunting work. ‐‐Karen Hesse, Newbery Medalist This eloquent verse novel brings one of historys great tragedies to life. ‐‐Margarita Engle, Newbery Honorwinning author of The Surrender Tree.
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