DARCEY ROSENBLATT at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

Darcey Rosenblatt author photo and Lost Boys cover image

Darcey Rosenblatt, co-founder of the Better Books Workshop, shares her unforgettable debut book for middle-grade readers, Lost Boys. (Ages 9+)

Based on historical events, this unforgettable and inspiring tale for middle-grade readers is about a young boy torn from the only life he's ever known and held captive as a prisoner of war.

In 1982, twelve-year-old Reza has no interest in joining Iran's war effort against Iraq. But in the wake of a tragedy and at his mother's urging, he decides to enlist, assured by the authorities that he will achieve paradise should he die in service to his country.

War does not bring the glory the boys of Iran have been promised, and Reza soon finds himself held in a prisoner-of-war camp in Iraq, where the guards not only threaten violence--they act upon it. Will Reza make it out alive? And if he does, will he even have a home to return to?

Friendship, heartbreak, and Reza's very survival are at stake as he finds solace through music and forges his own path--wherever that might take him.

Event date: 
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 7:00pm
Event address: 
Books Inc.
601 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA
Books: 
Lost Boys By Darcey Rosenblatt Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781627797580
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - August 22nd, 2017