| Alive in the Killing Fields: Surviving the Khmer Rouge Genocide Contributor(s): Kendall, Martha E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 142630515X ISBN-13: 9781426305153 Publisher: National Geographic Kids OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Asia - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Violence |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008039805 |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.60 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 1970's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131622 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alive in the Killing Fields is the real-life memoir of Nawuth Keat, a man who survived the horrors of war-torn Cambodia. He has now broken a longtime silence in the hope that telling the truth about what happened to his people and his country will spare future generations from similar tragedy.In this captivating memoir, a young Nawuth defies the odds and survives the invasion of his homeland by the Khmer Rouge. Under the brutal reign of the dictator Pol Pot, he loses his parents, young sister, and other members of his family. After his hometown of Salatrave was overrun, Nawuth and his remaining relatives are eventually captured and enslaved by Khmer Rouge fighters. They endure physical abuse, hunger, and inhumane living conditions. But through it all, their sense of family holds them together, giving them the strength to persevere through a time when any assertion of identity is punishable by death.Nawuth's story of survival and escape from the Killing Fields of Cambodia is also a message of hope; an inspiration to children whose worlds have been darkened by hardship and separation from loved ones. This story provides a timeless lesson in the value of human dignity and freedom for readers of all ages. |