| #102322 in Books | Balzer + Bray | 2011-02-15 | 2011-02-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.50 x5.31l,.38 | File type: PDF | 199 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| "Purple Heart" Deserves a Silver Star|By Professor BDJQ|On the cover of the copy of Patricia McCormick's novel "Purple Heart" that I read is a close-up photo of a boy's face. Only the eyebrows, dark eyes, and nose show clearly, framed by short dark hair and small sections of his ears. The rest of the photo, in graphic design terms, bleeds off the printed cover. "Never," we are||“In this suspenseful psychological thriller…McCormick raises moral questions without judgment and will have readers examining not only this conflict but the nature of heroism and war.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he's honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn't feel like a hero.
There's a memory that haunts him: an image of a young Iraqi boy as a bullet hits his chest. Matt can't shake the feeling that he was somehow involved in his death. But because of a head injury he sustained just moments after the boy was shot, Matt can't quite put all the pieces together.
Eventually Matt is sent back into combat w...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Purple Heart | Patricia McCormick. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
