Stratton, Allan. Chanda's War. New York, NY : HarperTeen, 2008. ISBN : 978-0-06-087262-5When her mother dies, Chanda promises to take care of her younger brother and sister at their home in the city. A recurring dream causes her to go visit her mother's estranged family in the village of Tiro, hoping to make amends. Instead, the headstrong Chanda deepens the rift when she refuses her families' plans of wedding her to their neighbor's son, Nelson. When rebels attack the village and steal all of the children as slaves, including Chanda's siblings, she dares to go and rescue them, with Nelson as her only help.
Suggested grade 8 and up.
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