The Composition

by Antonio Skarmeta, Alfonso Ruano (Illustrator)

Overview

Pedro is a nine-year-old boy whose main interest in life is playing soccer. The arrest of his friend Daniel's father and a visit to the school of an army captain who wants the children to write a composition entitled "What My Family Does at Night" suddenly force Pedro to make a difficult choice. The author's note explains what a dictatorship is and provides a context for this powerful and provocative story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780888995506
Publisher:	Groundwood Books
Publication date:	01/30/2003
Edition description:	First Trade Paper Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	623,720
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Lexile:	590L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 Years