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Never fall down a novel

"Cambodian child soldier Arn Chorn-Pond defied the odds and used all of his courage and wits to survive the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge"-- Provided by publisher.

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Main Author:	McCormick, Patricia, 1956-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Balzer + Bray, 2012.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Party of Democratic Kampuchea > Young adult fiction. Soldiers > Young adult fiction. Genocide > Young adult fiction. Cambodia > History > 1975-1979 > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	"Cambodian child soldier Arn Chorn-Pond defied the odds and used all of his courage and wits to survive the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge"-- Provided by publisher.
Item Description:	"This is a work of fiction based on a true story."--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:	216 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	9780061730931 (hardback) 0061730939 (hardback) 9780061730948 0061730947
Author Notes:	Patricia McCormick, a two-time National Book Award finalist, is the author of five critically acclaimed novels: Never Fall Down, a novel based on the true story of an 11-year-old boy who survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia by playing music; Purple Heart, a suspenseful psychological novel that explores the killing of a 10-year-old boy in Iraq; Sold, a deeply moving account of sexual trafficking; My Brother's Keeper, a realistic view of teenage substance abuse; and Cut, an intimate portrait of one girl's struggle with self-injury. McCormick grew up in central Pennsylvania. She worked as an assistant press secretary to the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1974-78, then went to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. McCormick studied fiction writing at The New School in New York City. Never Fall Down was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2012 and was named a New York Times Notable Book for 2012. It was also named a Best Book of the Year by iTunes, The Huffington Post, School Library Journal and the Chicago Public Library. McCormick was named a New York Foundation on the Arts fellow in 2004 and a MacDowell fellow in 2009. She is also the winner of the 2009 German Peace Prize for Youth Literature. (Bowker Author Biography)