Bibliograph

Bamboo people, Mitali Perkins

Type

Label

Bamboo people, Mitali Perkins

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

680, Lexile4.4, ATOS Level

resource.interestGradeLevel

MG/Middle grades (4th-8th)

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Bamboo people

Medium

electronic resource.

Nature of contents

dictionaries

resource.readingGradeLevel

Grade 3

Responsibility statement

Mitali Perkins

Summary

Narrated by two teenage boys on opposing sides of the conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni, one of Burma's many ethnic minorities, this coming-of-age novel takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. Chiko isn't a fighter by nature. He's a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. Tu Reh, on the other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese soldiers destroy his Karenni family's home and bamboo fields. Timidity becomes courage and anger becomes compassion when the boys' stories intersect

Target audience

juvenile

Creator