Best Selling Books by Adam Bagdasarian

Historical fiction set during the Armenian Holocaust. From 1915-1918 Vahan faces incredible violence and loss-his father taken, his brothers shot, his sister poisoned. Left all alone, Vahan must struggle to survive and become strong.

Meet Will as he struggles up a godforsaken mountain with other miserable campers, tosses aside all scruples to get in with the cool kids at school, searches for the true path to romantic love and tries to live up to his father''s impossibly high standards.

Zeroing in on the moments of comic confusion and tender transformation that make up one boy''s wild ride through childhood and adolescence, this collection of stories follows Will, a boy with an overactive imagination who grapples with "what kind of man will I become?"

"Based on a true story, this...historical novel tells about the Turkish genocide of the Armenians. Vahan Kenderian, age 12 when his home is torn apart, sees many of his family and friends butchered before his eyes." Booklist. "Bagdasarian has created a story that is a tribute to the human ability to endure. Because of the sexual and physical violence, this book is recommended for mature readers."

The author recounts humorous, sad, traumatic, romantic, and confusing episodes from his childhood.

Will ne voulait pas parler de jeunesse mais, finalement, il nous dit tout en vingt-deux courtes histoires autobiographiques drôles et émouvantes. Parfois de grandes aventures, d''autres fois des drames, mais le plus souvent de ces instants de vie qui semblent négligeables mais que, pourtant, qu''ils soient amusants ou amers, on n''oubliera jamais. Comme d''embrasser pour la première fois avec la langue !...