Purple Heart
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Author
McCormick, Patricia, 1956-
Published
New York : Balzer + Bray, c2009.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Brain damage -- Fiction.
Iraq War, 2003- -- Fiction.
Medical fiction.
Memory -- Fiction.
Soldiers -- Fiction.
Street children -- Fiction.

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Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
198 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780061730900, 0061730904, 9780061730917 (lib. bdg.), 0061730912 (lib. bdg.)
Reading Level
UG
Level 5.1, 6 Points
Lexile measure
760

Notes

Description
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.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

McCormick, P. (2009). Purple Heart. Balzer + Bray.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

McCormick, Patricia, 1956-. 2009. Purple Heart. Balzer + Bray.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

McCormick, Patricia, 1956-. Purple Heart. Balzer + Bray, 2009.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

McCormick, P. (2009). Purple heart. New York: Balzer + Bray.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

McCormick, Patricia. Purple Heart. Balzer + Bray, 2009.

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