'' Forgotten Fire '' ( 2002 ) is a young adult novel by Adam Bagdasarian . The book is based on a true story and follows the young boy Vahan Kenderian through the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to 1923 . It became a National Book Award finalist , National Book Award for Young People 's Literature honor , and the IRA Children 's Literature and Reading Notable Book for a Global Society
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Forgotten Fire