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    Alive in the Killing Fields: Surviving the Khmer Rouge Genocide

    By Nawuth Keat and Martha Kendall

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    Alive in the Killing Fields is the real-life memoir of Nawuth Keat, a man who survived the horrors of war-torn Cambodia. He has now broken a longtime silence in the hope that telling the truth about what happened to his people and his country will spare future generations from similar tragedy.

    In this captivating memoir, a young Nawuth defies the odds and survives the invasion of his homeland by the Khmer Rouge. Under the brutal reign of the dictator Pol Pot, he loses his parents, young sister, and other members of his family. After his hometown of Salatrave was overrun, Nawuth and his remaining relatives are eventually captured and enslaved by Khmer Rouge fighters. They endure physical abuse, hunger, and inhumane living conditions. But through it all, their sense of family holds them together, giving them the strength to persevere through a time when any assertion of identity is punishable by death.

    Nawuth’s story of survival and escape from the Killing Fields of Cambodia is also a message of hope; an inspiration to children whose worlds have been darkened by hardship and separation from loved ones. This story provides a timeless lesson in the value of human dignity and freedom for readers of all ages.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateOct 13, 2009
    ISBN9781426306662
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    • 4/5
      Gripping first person account of the horror's perpetrated by the communist Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
      Written at 6-8th grade reading level - so the 4 stars are meant to be applied to that level.
      For adults interested in the topic, I recommend First They Killed My Father. You can find it on my virtual bookshelf here on Goodreads.
    • 3/5
      Survival and resilience are key themes in this tale which is filled with specific, horrifying details of the Khmer Rouge terror inflicted on the people of Cambodia. The author was a child when he lost his mother and several other family members. His account is both horrible and triumphant.
    • 4/5
      MSBA Nominee 2010-2011

      The story of a boy surviving the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Not for the faint of heart.
    • 4/5
      In this captivating memoir, a young Nawuth defies the odds and survives the invasion of his homeland by the Khmer Rouge. Under the brutal reign of the dictator Pol Pot, he loses his parents, young sister, and other members of his family. After his hometown of Salatrave was overrun, Nawuth and his remaining relatives are eventually captured and enslaved by Khmer Rouge fighters. They endure physical abuse, hunger, and inhumane living conditions. But through it all, their sense of family holds them together, giving them the strength to persevere through a time when any assertion of identity is punishable by death.
    • 4/5
      This is a tale of Nawuth Keat’s family struggle to survive the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodian. The slim volume begin with the rise of the Khmer Rouge and how they took control over the village he lived in through his landing in Oregon to begin life anew in the United States. Written for middle school and senior high school students, it shows the ugly side of ethnic cleansing.