| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 272, 17 pages : map ; 18 cm |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 5.7 9. |
| Contents |
Reader's Guide: Questions for discussion -- A conversation with Adam Bagdasarian -- Related web sites. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader 5.7 |
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Reading Counts! 7.1 |
| Audience |
1050 Lexile |
| Summary |
In 1915 Vahan Kenderian is living a life of privilege as the youngest son of a wealthy Armenian family in Turkey. This secure world is shattered when some family members are whisked away while others are murdered before his eyes. Vahan loses his home and family, and is forced to live a life he would never have dreamed of in order to survive. Somehow Vahan's incredible strength and spirit help him endure, even knowing that each day could be his last. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.7 9.0 45120. |
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Reading Counts RC High School 7.1 14 Quiz: 24304 Guided reading level: NR. |
| Awards |
National Book Award Finalist. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo |
| Subject |
Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923 -- Fiction.
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Armenian Genocide (1915-1923) |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Subject |
Armenians -- Turkey -- Fiction.
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Armenians. |
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Turkey. |
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Families -- Fiction.
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Families. |
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Rich people -- Fiction.
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Rich people. |
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Turkey -- Fiction.
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American fiction -- 21st century.
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American fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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1915-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Young adult works.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Bagdasarian, Adam. Forgotten fire. 1st ed. New York : Laurel-Leaf Books, 2002 (OCoLC)606473783 |
| ISBN |
0789426277 |
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9780789426277 |
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0440229170 (paperback) |
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9780440229179 (paperback) |
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9780756911027 (hardcover) |
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0756911028 (hardcover) |
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