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Adem's Cross
by Alice Mead
ISBN: 0374300577
ISBN-13: 9780374300579
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Adem 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.
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"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
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Published date: 1996
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.65 pounds
Ages: 7 to 9
Pages: 131
Synopses
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.
Publisher's Notes
Fourteen-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.
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Adem's Cross
Alice Mead
Farrar Straus Giroux. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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Adem's Cross
Mead, Alice
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). Hardcover. 0374300577 Stated First Edition. Ex-library.Buy used, save the earth, recycle today. Fast Shipping! . Good. ( more information) Offered by Bookladie.com (United States)
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Adem's Cross
Mead, Alice
Farrar, 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 . ( more information) Offered by aridium books (United States)
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Adem's Cross
Mead, Alice
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996 Black and orange binding with black title, clean and tight, library markings, slight damage on inside of covers where library cover was attached; jacket is clean and bright, very light edge wear. First Edition Stated. Hardbound. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. ( more information) Offered by Dunbar Old Books (United States)
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Adem's Cross
Mead, Alice
Farrar Straus Giroux, 1996. 0.65"" x 8.56"" x 5.70"". Juvenile reading level. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Stated 1st edition. Dust jacket and hard cover book are in excellent condition. . ISBN: 0374300577. ( more information) Offered by Antiquarian Toy and Book Shoppe (United States)
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