The Road From Home
A Newbery Honor Award Winner
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 24, 1995
David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century.
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- Who it’s for
- A mother's voice makes a family story intimate without softening its historical rupture.
- Themes
- Armenian genocide, Interrupted childhood, Family
- Genres
- Holocaust History for Teens, Lives in History, Middle East History for Teens
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David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century. Vernon Dumehjian Kherdian was born into a loving and prosperous family. Then, in the year 1915, the Turkish government began the systematic destruction of its Armenian population.
History, Close Up
A mother's voice makes a family story intimate without softening its historical rupture.
Come here for
- A true story told through a mother's voice
- Family intimacy set against Armenian history
Expect
- A childhood changed by the events of 1915
- Personal memory alongside historical devastation
Where it sits
| Middle East History for Teens | 79% |
|---|---|
| Holocaust History for Teens | 63% |
| Lives in History | 40% |
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Publisher categories
- Artists' Lives
- Cultural Heritage Lives
- Lives in History
- Writers' Lives
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- Music Biographies
- Performers' Lives
- Political Lives
- Women's Lives
- Authors
- David Kherdian
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 24, 1995
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Armenian genocide · Interrupted childhood · Family
- Reading lane
- Artists' Lives