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Investigative journalist Patricia McCormick took the YA novel to dark and powerful new places with her bestselling CUT, the story of a self-mutilating girl who must come to terms with her personal, mental, and familial issues. McCormick continues to face hard realities in her YA novel PURPLE HEART, the story of Matt Duffy, an U.S. Army private who receives a Purple Heart after receiving a head injury while fighting in Iraq. But he's troubled by images of a little boy being gunned down by machine-gun fire, and wonders if perhaps he played a role in the boy's death. Back on patrol with his squad, Duffy is full of doubt and not sure if he can react the same way that he used to--an attitude that could someday cost the lives of his friends in his squad. Based on actual interviews with war veterans, PURPLE HEART is a heartfelt and powerful look into the hardships of war and the burden of post-traumatic stress.
| Size | | Length: | 198 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 10.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
"McCormick raises moral questions without judgment and will have readers examining not only this conflict but the nature of heroism and war."
(08/24/2009)
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