Teenagers Kevork and his betrothed Marta are the lucky ones. They have managed so far to survive the Armenian genocide in Turkey, and both are disguised as Muslims. But Marta is still in Turkey, pregnant with another man's child. And Kevork is living as an Arab in Syria.

Kevork yearns to get back into Turkey and search for Marta, but with the war raging and the genocide still in progress, the journey will be impossibly dangerous. Meanwhile, Marta worries that even if Kevork has survived and they are reunited, will he be able to accept what she has become? And what has happened to her sister, Mariam, who was sold as a slave to the highest bidder?

Daughter of War is a gripping story of enduring love and loyalty set against the horrors of Turkey during World War I.

Nominated for the ALA’s Best Books for Young Adults

“an unsettling but compelling novel that will appeal to mature young adult readers”—Quill & Quire

“a deftly written historical fiction novel, sure to enthrall readers with a story set amid events that truly happened. A top pick.”—Internet Bookwatch

“The carefully structured narrative ... yield[s] a sense of the epic; readers will feel that they have been on Kevork’s journey with him, across the deserts and through the concentration camps in his quest to find Marta. The smells of the bazaars and graphic images from death marches and concentration camps root the story in the particulars of time and place.”—Kirkus

“The award-winning Skrypuch bases her story on first-hand accounts of the Armenian genocide. While sections of this novel are disturbing, they also chronicle acts of kindness and compassion and an enduring love story between the two young people.”—Winnipeg Free Press

Length: 212pp
Setting: Turkey
Period: World War I

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Marsha Skrypuch’s books have been nominated for many awards, including ALA Best Book for Teens 2009, CLA Children's Book of the Year 2006, OLA Best Bets, and many provincial readers’ choice awards including Red Maple, Silver Birch and White Pine. In 2008 she was bestowed with the Order of Princess Olha by President Yushchenko of Ukraine for her writings about the Holodomor (Ukrainian Famine). She lives in Brantford, Ontario. Marsha Skrypuch’s website can be found at www.calla.com