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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Aram's Choice (New Beginnings)by: Marsha Skrypuch  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9781550413540 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1550413546 Label: Fitzhenry and Whiteside Manufacturer: Fitzhenry and Whiteside Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 72 Publication Date: May 31, 2006 Publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: May 31, 2006 Studio: Fitzhenry and Whiteside Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Silver Birch Express shortlist 2007 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2007 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children shortlist, 2007 Golden Oak nominee, 2008 Embark on this gripping adventure! Aram is like all the boys exiled in Greece. He has survived the Armenian genocide in Turkey and now lives in an orphanage. He can never return home. One day Aram learns that he will be one of fifty boys who will start a new life in a country called Canada. What does he know of this distant land? There is snow, lots to eat, and no war. But most important of all, Aram has heard that the trees are covered in gold. All he will have to do is pluck the gold off the branches and he will have enough money to bring his grandmother out to join him. But first he must get there. Aram is about to embark on a long adventure. Will he find a land of endless riches, or a place he can finally call home?
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 Rating: - Aram's Choice a Must ReadThis story, lovingly told, examines the bleak history of Armenian orphans transported far from home to the shores of Canada following a genocide in their homeland. Skrypuch brings the fear and wonder of the boys' experiences to life with her clear text and vivid imagery. Reading the story is a visceral experience not to be missed. Rating: - Poignant New BeginningAram's story is based on the life of an Armenian orphan brought to Canada in 1923. Aram's journey out of Turkey (with his grandmother) during the Armenian Genocide, to an orphanage in Greece, and on to a farm in rural Ontario is one of new discoveries and experiences--unforgettable are his nighttime swim around the skeleton of a sunken ship, arriving at the Port of Quebec, and eating his first banana. Historical information is smoothly woven into the story, as golden threads enrich silk ... Read More Rating: - Through the Eyes of a ChildARAM'S CHOICE takes readers on a journey into the unknown with a group of young Armenian orphans who must leave their homeland or face extermination. Such a heavy theme, written differently, could have weighed the book down but, told through the eyes of a child, blends hardship with courage, fear with wonder and discouragement with hope. Both text and illustrations are beautifully and authentically crafted, bringing alive the experience of Canada's Georgetown Boys. Highly recommended. Rating: - Tender, Well-told TaleI'll admit, historical fiction is not usually my first choice of genre, but this small treasure of a story was enough to change my tastes! I wasn't even aware of the Armenian genocide--another painful chapter in mankind's history. This account picks up with the rescue of some young boys who are sent to an orphanage in Corfu and then to Canada to start new lives. Aram is such a likable character, such a boyish boy in the midst of all these historical events! I once asked my mother, a history major, how ... Read More 
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