num_pages: 304
description: A National Book Award Finalist.In 1915 Vahan Kenderian is living a life of privilege as the youngest son of a wealthy Armenian family in Turkey. This secure world is shattered when some family members are whisked away while others are murdered before his eyes.Vahan loses his home and family, and is forced to live a life he would never have dreamed of in order to survive. Somehow Vahan’s incredible strength and spirit help him endure, even knowing that each day could be his last.
language: English
title: Forgotten Fire
titlecomplete: Forgotten Fire
genres: Historical, Teen, Young Adult, War, Holocaust, School, Read For School, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 2533
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature
publisher: Laurel Leaf