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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers - Paperback

by Loung Ung
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Availability:In StockContributor:Loung UngSeries:P.S.Publish date:2006-04-04Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060856267ISBN-10:60856262UPC:9780060856267Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Political, Women, HistoricalAward:2002 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee - Ages 12 & Up AwardSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SCKXHRXXXB
From a childhood survivor of the Camdodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.

One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed.

Harrowing yet hopeful, Loung's powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet miraculously sustained by courage and love in the face of unspeakable brutality.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060856267ISBN-10:60856262UPC:9780060856267Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Political, Women, HistoricalAward:2002 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee - Ages 12 & Up AwardSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SCKXHRXXXB
Ung, Loung: -

Loung Ung was the National Spokesperson for the "Campaign for a Landmine Free World," a program of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for co-founding the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Ung lectures extensively, appears regularly in the media, and has made more than thirty trips back to Cambodia. She is also the author of Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind and LuLu in the Sky.

Publisher: Harper Perennial

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🏆 2002 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee - Ages 12 & Up Award

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Loung Ung

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Loung Ung

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