Good Night Commander

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This extraordinary little book gives us a glimpse into the world of a young boy who has lost his mother and one of his legs in the Iran-Iraq war. We meet the boy in his room, where he recreates the conflict with an imaginary enemy and soldiers, trying to avenge his losses. The boy's father urges him to take off his artificial leg when he is at home, to join his uncles and aunties who have arrived for dinner. But when he does, he finds out that they are all about to go off to meet his new mother. Back in his room he meets an enemy soldier who is also missing a limb. Identifying with this soldier, the boy offers him his artificial leg. And as he does, his mother smiles down on him from her picture on the wall, acknowledging his hurt and giving him comfort.---from the publisher

24 pages                                  9780888999894                             Ages 9 and up

Keywords:  war, moral imagination, trauma, loss, death and dying, dealing with feelings, dealing with emotions, loss of limb, transformation, resilience, overcoming adversity, hope, healing, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, Iran Iraq war, Social Studies Curriculum, Middle East, military

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