Purple Heart
by McCormick, Patricia
Publishers Weekly Best BookIraq WarFriendshipNeurological DisordersSoldiersJunior Library Guild SelectionYALSA Best Books for YA
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AR Book Level
5.1
AR Points
6
Word Count
40,645
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
131874 EN
About this book
While recuperating in a Baghdad hospital from a traumatic brain injury sustained during the Iraq War, eighteen-year-old soldier Matt Duffy struggles to recall what happened to him and how it relates to his ten-year-old friend, Ali.