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Adem's Crossby Mead, Alice
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Book DescriptionFarrar, Straus & Giroux; New York, NY. Very Good; First Edition; Hardcover in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. pocket attached to fep otherwise clean, light use, solid copy, minor edge wear, unclipped dj in mylar sleeve dj and sleeve attached to bds.attached to bds.; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Book summaryAdem is a 14-year-old Albanian boy living in Serb-occupied Kosovo. Like all Albanians living in Kosovo, Adem and his family have no power and have adopted a policy of passive resistance. However, they find that even peaceful protests can get you killed after Adem's sister is gunned down for reading a poem in public. Further suffering comes to the family when Adem is assaulted by three soldiers who carve the Serb insignia on his chest. After this act, Adem plots for his family's escape from Kosovo.SAVE 6%! Media Reviews"The story is not a pretty one, but it makes some powerful points about innocent people caught up in ethnic struggles and the horrors of life under a totalitarian regime." -- Kirkus Publisher NotesFourteen-year-old Adem, an Albanian boy, lives in Serb-occupied Kosovo. The Albanians are helpless, and even passive resistance can get you killed--as is Adem's sister gunned down while reading a protest poem. Adem's family is singled out for further suffering and violence, and Adem decides to escape this nightmare in order to survive. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. SynopsesSeeing his sister being shot to death for reading a poem at a demonstration against Serbian control of largely Albanian Kosovo changes forever the life of thirteen-year-old Adem. Seeing his sister being shot to death for reading a poem at a demonstration against Serbian control of largely Albanian Kosovo changes forever the life of thirteen-year-old Adem. Other Recommended Books
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