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Jun 09, 2018
Aleetha
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Kindle daily deals brought me to Ha, a Vietnamese little girl who need to leave her hometown because of war. What she told inside made me realize I know nothing about this Vietnam war. I think I need to read the background of this book.
Although her story is written in a style of poetry, I still can feel her anger and sadness. It is not difficult to picture her lives before and after she moved to Alabama. She was witty sometimes. All of her thoughts when she learned English never fail to make me ...more
Although her story is written in a style of poetry, I still can feel her anger and sadness. It is not difficult to picture her lives before and after she moved to Alabama. She was witty sometimes. All of her thoughts when she learned English never fail to make me ...more
This book is funny and painful and hopeful. At a time when our nation (again) is dealing with the implications of refugees fleeing all they have and know to try to find peace and hope in other lands, this book is a sobering reminder that humanity has no country loyalties.
Dec 17, 2011
Sarah
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10 year old Hà flees Saigon with her mother and three brothers near the end of the Vietnam War. They have a very difficult boat crossing and spend some time in a refugee camp in Guam before they are sponsored by an American family.
Their journey if overshadowed by the fact that they have left Vietnam without their father, who is missing. In addition to missing him, everyone struggles to adapt. Hà is bullied at her new American school. There is some hope at the end, and Hà is a very sympathetic an ...more
Their journey if overshadowed by the fact that they have left Vietnam without their father, who is missing. In addition to missing him, everyone struggles to adapt. Hà is bullied at her new American school. There is some hope at the end, and Hà is a very sympathetic an ...more
I love a middle grades novel written in verse.
Aug 03, 2016
Carlee
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it was amazing
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Really enjoyed learning more about the Fall of Vietnam and the refugee experience from the eyes of a 9 (?) year old girl. Beautifully written.
