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
Item Barcode | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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33607003496133 | Juvenile Nonfiction | 959.704 HO | Checked In |