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The Road from Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival, and Hope

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.

Audience
young adultchildrensmiddle grade
Length
medium · 256 pages

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