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Half Spoon of Rice: A Survival Story of the Cambodian Genocide

by Icy Smith · 2010

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Nine-year-old Nat and his family are forced from their home on April 17, 1975, marched for many days, separated from each other, and forced to work in the rice fields, where Nat concentrates on survival. Includes historical notes and photographs documenting the Cambodian genocide.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisCambodiaCambodiaMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 42 pages

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