Bamboo People (), a young adult novel by Mitali Perkins, concerns two boys fighting on opposite sides of an armed conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni tribe of natives. Through its narrative, it creates sympathy for young soldiers who are conscripted into a fight based on tragic circumstance as opposed to tribal or national loyalty and the camaraderie that transcends the arbitrary . Bamboo People is a powerful story of a young man facing monumental challenges. His mother, already heart-broken over the imprisonment of his father, will be wildly afraid when he doesn’t return. Chiko is surrounded by young recruits who don’t want to kill the tribal people any more than he does/5(82). Bamboo People is a powerful story of a young man facing monumental challenges. His mother, already heart-broken over the imprisonment of his father, will be wildly afraid when he doesn’t return. Chiko is surrounded by young recruits who don’t want to kill the tribal people any more than he does/5(93).
Mitali Perkins (bltadwin.ru) has written twelve books for young readers, including Between Us and Abuela, Forward Me Back To You,You Bring the Distant Near, and Rickshaw Girl, all of which explore crossing different kinds of borders. She was honored as a "Most Engaging Author" by independent booksellers across the country and has. Bamboo People; By: Mitali Perkins; Narrated by: Jonathan Davis; Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins Unabridged Audiobook Categories: Teen Young Adult, History Culture; out of 5 stars (69 ratings) Add to Cart failed. Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins Edition - Publisher Charlesbridge Imprint Charlesbridge ISBN Awards and Honors ALA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults; IRA Teachers' Choices , Advanced Readers; IRA Notable Books for a Global Society ; Indies Choices Young Adult Honor ; Children's Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Children's Choices - Best Books of.
Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins. Aug. 4. I was once a pacifist. When I was in high school I seriously considered becoming a Quaker or Mennonite because I read that those Christian denominations have a history and tradition of pacifism. One small glitch was that there weren’t too many Quakers or Mennonites in San Angelo (West Texas) to encourage me in my (pacifist) pilgrimage. Bamboo People. Author: Mitali Perkins. Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing. ISBN: Category: Young Adult Fiction. Page: View: DOWNLOAD NOW». A refugee and child soldier challenge the rules of war in this coming-of-age novel set against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. "Bamboo People" by Mitali Perkins is the story of two teenage boys who are on opposing sides of the unrest between the government of Burma and the tribal people in remote areas of the country. As the story opens, Chiko, a fifteen-year-old Burmese boy who lives in Yangon, Burma, with his mother, is sitting outside reading the newspaper.
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