About this Book

When soldiers arrive in his hometown in Cambodia, Arn is just a kid, dancing to rock'n'roll, hustling for spare change, and selling icecream with his brother. But after the soldiers march the entire population into the countryside, his life is changed for ever. As he moves from field slave to child soldier, he lives by the simple credo: "Over and over I tell myself one thing: never fall down." Based on the true story of Arn Chorn-Pond, this is an achingly raw and powerful about a child of war who becomes a man of peace.