Too young to escape : a Vietnamese girl waits to be reunited with her family
by
 
Ho, Van, 1977- author.

Title
Too young to escape : a Vietnamese girl waits to be reunited with her family

Author
Ho, Van, 1977- author.
 
Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk, author.

Summary
"During the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Van wakes up one morning to find that her mother, her sisters Loan and Lan, and her brother Tuan are gone. They have escaped the new communist regime that has taken over Ho Chi Minh City for freedom in the West. Four-year-old Van is too young--and her grandmother is too old--for such a dangerous journey by boat, so the two have been left behind. Once settled in North America, her parents will eventually be able to sponsor them, and Van and her grandmother will fly away to safety. But in the meantime, Van is forced to work hard to satisfy her aunt and uncle, who treat her like an unwelcome servant. And at school she must learn that calling attention to herself is a mistake, especially when the bully who has been tormenting her turns out to be the son of a military policeman."-- Amazon.com.

Edition
First edition.

Physical Description
142 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm

Genre
Autobiographies.

Personal Subject
Ho, Van, 1977--Childhood and youth-Juvenile literature.

Subject Term
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Children -- Juvenile literature.
 
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
 
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- History -- Juvenile literature.
 
Refugee children -- Juvenile literature.
 
Family reunification -- Juvenile literature.
 
Schools -- Juvenile literature.
 
Grandparent and child -- Juvenile literature.
 
Families -- Juvenile literature.
 
Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s)
Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk,

Publisher
Pajama Press,

Publication Date
2018

ISBN
9781772780666

Publication Information
Toronto, Ontario Canada : Pajama Press, 2018.
 
©2018

Call Number
J 959.704 HO


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