num_pages: 242
description: David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century. Vernon Dumehjian Kherdian was born into a loving and prosperous family. Then, in the year 1915, the Turkish government began the systematic destruction of its Armenian population.
language: English
title: The Road from Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival, and Hope
titlecomplete: The Road from Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival, and Hope
genres: Historical, History, Childrens, Holocaust, War, Read For School, Biography, School, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1879
places: Turkey
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Newbery Medal, name: Banta Award, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Books (Hardcover)
publisher: Greenwillow Books