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Useful Fools
By Schmidt, C. A.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52547-814-0
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton Books, c2007.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
Gr 8-Up What makes a terrorist? Drawing on her own experiences as a journalist in Peru in the 1980s and '90s, the author explores this question in this moving coming-of-age novel. After the Senderistas bomb the health clinic that his mother established in their Peruvian shantytown, killing her and driving away the doctor and his daughter Rosa, 15-year-old Alonso's anger and curiosity about their philosophy tempt him to join their Shining Path terrorist...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Alonso's family life is shattered when his mother is assassinated by Senderistas in Peru. Torn from his home and his swee...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
