1.The book that I currently just finished reading is called Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins. The book is seperated into two different stories about two young boys involved in the Burmese war. In the first section, a boy named Chiko, whose father had been taken away from his family a couple months before, is taken away by a false advertisement towards a teaching job (as he is really smart.....). The two different genders were seperated into two groups.The boys stayed and the girls were sent home as they thought they were not that strong. Chiko is taken on a rickety old bus to a camp where the soldiers taken would spend their military days. Chikois a very wise person and teaches a boy named Tai how to read. One day Tai is chosen to do a job for the military; however, Chiko did not want Tai to be killed so Chiko volunteer . The second part of the book is about a boy named Tu Reh, who is an innocent boy. Tu Reh finds a lamed body lying on a thick jungle path. In the book, Tu Reh is really close to his "Peh", or his father. Tu Reh finds a soldier with a missing limb and steals his weapons. Everyone else thought that the soilder was a spy, but not Tu Reh, who thinks he is just a lost sole, who needs medical attention. The boy soilder is only about fifteen, so Tu Reh decides that he will take him to the Healer's hut. While Tu Reh was carring the boy soilder to the Healer's hut, he senses grave danger ahead!
2. In 'Bamboo People', there are 2 protagonists. Chiko, who is very small for his age. He has yellow, cleanish skin, dark hair, brow eyes, and is very skinny. He is nicknamed 'Teacher' and is studying with his fathers textbooks (his father is a doctor). Chiko also studies calculus, english and many different subjects dealing with medicine. Chiko is a very benevolent, patient, and kind person who would give up his life for anyone loyal to him. The actor that I would have portray Chiko is Christian Bale because he is very much like Chiko. I feel the Christian Bale has a similar personality and charactristics as Chiko and would portray Chiko as I see this character vividly through the book.
The other main character is Tu Reh. He is a small, dark haired, very fit, person with brownish-greyish eyes. Tu Reh is a very energetic, kind patient, happy go lucky, eager to learn person. He would help anyone, and would even take a jail sentence for anyone. The actor that I would want to portray Tu Reh is Nicholas Tse. I feel that Nicholas Tse would be the best choice as I see him as a strong and stubborn character, just as the book to me has described Tu Reh.3. "Bamboo People"takes place in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Burma is a very tropical, rainforest region of the world. The time line of the story takes place during the Burmese Civil War. The setting reminds me of my family vacation to Tofino, British Columbia. This is a memory that is evoked during the story as we had an opprotunity to go for a walk through one of the 'rainforests' in Tofino. The author's descriptive writting of Burma and area helped me invision and remember this vacation.
