personal narratives

""It is impossible to understand China today without understanding the Cultural Revolution," Tania Branigan writes. During this decade of Maoist fanaticism between 1966 and 1976, children turned on parents, students condemned teachers, and as many as two million people died for their supposed political sins, while tens of millions were hounded, ostracized, and imprisoned. Yet in China this brutal and turbulent period exists, for the most part, as an absence; official suppression and personal trauma have conspired in national amnesia. Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness"--Provided by publisher.

A memoir about the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war as told through the diary entries of a young Ukrainian girl.

A historical account of the involvement of children and teenagers in the American Revolution as revealed through letters, diaries, and journals.

R?v?rien Rurangwa recounts his experiences in the Rwandan genocide, in which he watched as forty-three members of his family were killed by their Hutu neighbors.

Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.

"Soldier, sailor, prisoner of war, and spy, Israel Potter's lively career leads to encounters with historic figures such as Ben Franklin, John Paul Jones, and George III. Based on the memoirs of a Revolutionary War veteran, this novel was acclaimed by The Village Voice as "hilarious, tender, expressive." This edition also includes Potter's autobiography, The Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter."--Provided by publisher.

"Civil War medicine for young readers; STEAM title with extensive back matter"--.

"A musician and his dog escape war-torn Syria"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses"--Provided by publisher.

Jean Hatzfeld offers an inside look at the motives behind the genocidal massacre of almost a million people in Rwanda more than a decade ago, interviewing ten of the killers and examining why they killed thousands of men, women, and children.