In 1982, twelve-year-old Reza refuses to join Iran's war effort--until a tragedy and his mother's urging convince him to enlist, assured he will be granted paradise if he dies serving his country. Soon, Reza finds himself a POW in Iraq, where the guards are brutal, and only his friendship with his fellow POWs can help him make it through.
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call number/section: 1000
subjects: iran-iraq war, 1980-1988, muslims, soldiers, prisoners of war, fiction, iran, history, 1979-1997, fiction, war fiction
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Rosenblatt, Darcey
"In 1982 Iran, twelve-year-old Reza is more interested in music than war, but enlists in obedience to his devout mother and soon finds himself in a prison camp in Iraq."--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 5
Rosenblatt, Darcey
In 1982, twelve-year-old Reza refuses to join Iran's war effort--until a tragedy and his mother's urging convince him to enlist, assured he will be granted paradise if he dies serving his country. Soon, Reza finds himself a POW in Iraq, where the guards are brutal, and only his friendship with his fellow POWs can help him make it through.
Schools: 4