Narrated by two teenage boys on opposing sides of the conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni, one of Burma's many ethnic minorities, this coming-of-age novel takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma.
Chiko isn't a fighter by nature.
He's a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government.
Tu Reh, on the other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese soldiers destroy his Karenni family's ho.
Charlesbridge Publishing Bamboo people, paperback/mitali perkins
