Like Water on Stone

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Product Description "Evocative and hopeful," says Newbery Honor-Winner Rita Williams-Garcia of this intense survival story set during the Armenian genocide of 1915.   It is 1914, and the Ottoman Empire is crumbling into violence.      Beyond Anatolia, in the Armenian Highlands, Shahen Donabedian dreams of going to New York. Sosi, his twin sister, never wants to leave her home, especially now that she is in love. At first, only Papa, who counts Turks and Kurds among his closest friends, stands in Shahen's way. But when the Ottoman pashas set in motion their plans to eliminate all Armenians, neither twin has a choice.      After a horrifying attack leaves them orphaned, they flee into the mountains, carrying their little sister, Mariam. But the children are not alone. An eagle watches over them as they run at night and hide each day, making their way across mountain ridges and rivers red with blood.      A YALSA Best Fiction Nomination A Notable Books for a Global Society Award Winner    A CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book of the YearA Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year with Outstanding Merit “I have walked through the remnants of the Armenian civilization in Palu and Chunkush, I have stood on the banks of the Euphrates. And still I was unprepared for how deeply moved I would be by Dana Walrath’s poignant, unflinching evocation of the Armenian Genocide. Her beautiful poetry and deft storytelling stayed with me long after I had finished this powerful novel in verse.” — Chris Bohjalian, author of The Sandcastle Girls and Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands “A heartbreaking tale of familial love, blind trust, and the crushing of innocence. A fine and haunting work.” — Karen Hesse, Newbery Medal–winning author of Out of the Dust   “This eloquent verse novel brings one of history’s great tragedies to life.” — Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor–winning author of The Surrender Tree *"This beautiful, yet at times brutally vivid, historical verse novel will bring this horrifying, tragic period to life for astute, mature readers." — School Library Journal, Starred "A powerful tale balancing the graphic reality of genocide with a shining spirit of hope and bravery in young refugees coming to terms with their world."— Booklist   “The emotional impact these events had on individuals will certainly resonate.”— Kirkus Reviews Review School Library Journal starred review, August 2014 “This beautiful, yet at times brutally vivid, historical verse novel will bring this horrifying, tragic period to life for astute, mature readers […]” Publishers Weekly starred review, September 2014"A shocking tale of a bleak moment in history, told with stunning beauty." About the Author Dana Walrath, writer, poet, artist, Fulbright Scholar, and second generation Armenian, is committed to the movement for reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia. She believes an honest reckoning of history, apology and forgiveness is essential for healing and will help bring about peace in the future. She lives in Vermont. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Ardziv Three young ones, one black pot, a single quill, and a tuft of red wool are enough to start a new life in a new land. I know this is true because I saw it. We track our quills when they fall. Always. With eagle eyes we can see from the sky who picks one up from the ground, or rescues it from the crook of a bent branch, the quill's mottled color blending in with the peeling bark. It was the girl who picked up my quill. She and her mother worked side by side, plucking frothy white beetle bodies from leaf and stalk. They crushed them between fingertips and used this insect blood to turn their carpet fibers the richest red. Clever. When my feather dropped, the girl, the older one, Sosi, almost full grown, her body budding, stirred from her work. The little one, Mariam, napped on a carpet beside her. Sosi, named for plane trees that stand tall on this land. Her