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Forgotten Fire

by Adam Bagdasarian · 2000 · 288 pages

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In 1915 Vahan Kenderian is living a life of privilege as the youngest son of a wealthy Armenian family in Turkey. This secure world is shattered when some family members are whisked away while others are murdered before his eyes.Vahan loses his home and family, and is forced to live a life he would never have dreamed of in order to survive. Somehow Vahan's incredible strength and spirit help him endure, even knowing that each day could be his last.

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Genre
historical fictionwar and militaryliterary fiction
Themes
survivaltravel
Setting
holocaustturkeymiddle easthigh school
Mood
tear jerker
Subject
historybiography
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 288 pages

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