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Waiting On Wednesday: Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick

Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, 8 May 2012) Book description: When soldiers arrive at his hometown in Cambodia, Arn is just a kid, dancing to rock 'n' roll, hustling for spare change, and selling ice cream with his brother. But after the soldiers march the entire population into the countryside, his life is changed forever. Arn is separated from his family and assigned to a labor camp: working in the rice paddies under a blazing sun, he sees the other children, weak from hunger, malaria, or sheer exhaustion, dying before his eyes. He sees prisoners marched to a nearby mango grove, never to return. And he learns to be invisible to the sadistic Khmer Rouge, who can give or take away life on a whim. One day, the soldiers ask if any of the kids can play an instrument. Arn's never played a note in his life, but he volunteers. In order to survive, he must quickly master the strange revolutionary songs the soldiers demand—and steal food to keep

My heart is so full.

Now to make my bookshelves just as full. :o) By the way, click here to see where I got the picture above. It goes with a nice little rant about how a lot of people forget the diversity in Asia.