{"product_id":"bamboo-people","title":"Bamboo People","description":"\u003cb\u003eTop Ten ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults\u003cbr\u003e Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStarred Reviews in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Top Ten Middle Grade Novels\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA refugee and child soldier challenge the rules of war in this coming-of-age novel set against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBang! A side door bursts open.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Soldiers pour into the room. They're shouting and waving rifles.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e I shield my head with my arms. It was a lie! I think, my mind racing.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Girls and boys alike are screaming. The soldiers prod and herd some of us together and push the rest apart as if we're cows or goats.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Their leader, though, is a middle-aged man. He's moving slowly, intently, not dashing around like the others. \"Take the boys only, Win Min,\" I overhear him telling a tall, gangly soldier. \"Make them obey.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChiko isn't a fighter by nature. He's a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. Tu Reh, on the other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese soldiers destroy his Karenni family's home and bamboo fields. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Chiko is forced into the Burmese army and subsequently injured on a mission, the boys' lives intersect. Timidity becomes courage and anger becomes compassion as both boys discover that everything is not as it seems. Mitali Perkins delivers a touching story about hopes, dreams, and the choices that define who we are.","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48000197722301,"sku":"BS-TC0-893299","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781580893299-HD.jpg?v=1786799416","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/bamboo-people","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}