Library's review
Private Matt Du y wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq and is honored with a Purple Heart. Matt eventually returns to combat, but struggles with memories of a young Iraqi boy’s death, for which he feels responsible.
Genres
Publication
Balzer Bray (2009), 208 pages
Description
While recuperating in a Baghdad hospital from a traumatic brain injury sustained during the Iraq War, eighteen-year-old soldier Matt Duffy struggles to recall what happened to him and how it relates to his ten-year-old friend, Ali.
Awards
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2012)
Gateway Readers Award (Nominee — 2012)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2014)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Recommended — 2012)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2010)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
208
Physical description
208 p.; 8.25 inches
ISBN
0061730904 / 9780061730900
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |