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The Composition
Contributor(s): Skarmeta, Antonio (Author), Ruano, Alfonso (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0888995504     ISBN-13: 9780888995506
Publisher: Groundwood Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2003
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Annotation: In a village in Chile, Pedro and Daniel are two typical nine-year-old boys. Up until Daniel's father gets arrested, their biggest worry had been how to improve their soccer skills. Now, they are thrust into a situation where they must grapple with the incomprehensible: dictatorship and its inherent abuses. "The Composition" is a winner of the Americas Award for Children's Literature and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2002113655
Age Level: 7-9
Grade Level: 2-4
Lexile Measure: 590(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.11" H x 9.06" W x 8.06" L (0.29 lbs) 36 pages
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 35414
Reading Level: 3.8   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
Pedro is a nine-year-old boy whose main interest in life is playing soccer. The arrest of his friend Daniel's father and a visit to the school of an army captain who wants the children to write a composition entitled What My Family Does at Night suddenly force Pedro to make a difficult choice. The author's note explains what a dictatorship is and provides a context for this powerful and provocative story.
 
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