The Road from Home : The Story of an Armenian Girl

The Road from Home
Author(s): David Kherdian

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.

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Horn Book Fanfare, Jane Addams Book Award, Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Newbery Honor Book, ALA Notable Children’s Book

ISBN:  9780688144258