Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins

What do you do when you are forced to fight and kill people who are not your enemies?

Recommended age: 10 – 12; 12 – 14; 14 – 16; 16 – 18; Adult

Burma is oppressed by its government, and it is at war with its ethnic minorities, among them, the Karenni people.  Chiko, who sympathizes with the Karenni, is kidnapped by the military and forced to train to fight the Karenni.  When Chiko steps on a mine, he is rescued by a Karenni young person who chooses to save him rather than kill him.   But bringing him home to the Karenni camp brings its own problems.

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