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Purple Heart by McCormick, Patricia is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Review “Gripping details of existence in a war zone bring this to life.” (ALA Booklist ) “Many of the soldiers in Iraq were not yet teenagers when this war began. What they and the children of Iraq are experiencing is not a political issue-it’s a human issue. PURPLE HEART is a visceral and affecting portrait of their world.” (—Bob Woodruff, ABC News ) “McCormick builds the plot subtly and carefully with rich, spare prose.” (Kirkus Reviews ) “In this suspenseful psychological thriller...McCormick raises moral questions without judgment and will have readers examining not only this conflict but the nature of heroism and war.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) ) Product Description When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he's honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn't feel like a hero. There's a memory that haunts him: an image of a young Iraqi boy as a bullet hits his chest. Matt can't shake the feeling that he was somehow involved in his death. But because of a head injury he sustained just moments after the boy was shot, Matt can't quite put all the pieces together. Eventually Matt is sent back into combat with his squad—Justin, Wolf, and Charlene—the sol

Who reads Purple Heart?

Author

McCormick, Patricia

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780061730917

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

3.8 / 5 (87 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14