The Book of Jonas

by Stephen Dau

Book Overview

An exceptional debut novel about a young Muslim war orphan whose family is killed in a military operation gone wrong, and the American soldier to whom his fate, and survival, is bound. Jonas is fifteen when his family is killed during an errant U.S. military operation in an unnamed Muslim country. With the help of an international relief organization, he is sent to America, where he struggles to assimilate-foster family, school, a first love. Eventually,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399158456
• ISBN13: 9780399158452
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Blue Rider Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher