The Weight of All Things
by Sandra Benitez
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"The battleground is El Salvador. The hero is Nicolas Veras. His story begins at the funeral of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero. Along with thousands of others, Nicolas and his mother have crowded into the plaza of the capital's cathedral to pay homage. When gunfire erupts, pandemonium ensues. With bullets flying in all directions, his mother throws herself atop Nicolas to protect him, and is killed."--Jacket.Tags
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This fictional account of events in 1980 El Salvador follows nine year old Nicolas de la Virgen Veras as he is caught in the crossfire between the government sponsored military and the ragtag people's army, the FPL. The theme is universal - innocent people trying to survive in a country torn apart by internal conflict. Highly recommended.
Story of a 9 year old boy who gets caught in between various factions in a civil war in El Salvador. I fell in love with this little boy and could hardly wait to see how the book ended. A good read.
Beautiful story of hope and tragedy
I thought this book was very well written and loved it!
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- Canonical title*
- Il peso di tutte le cose
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- El Salvador
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