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Nicely done verse/journal experience of a young girl first living, then fleeing Vietnam and settling in Alabama. Good for summer reading theme this year, too!
Oct 07, 2013
Dolly
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really liked it
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2013,
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This book was selected as one of the books to read and discuss at a youth book club at our local library. We read the book together and we talked about the events as they unfolded. I'm not sure, with the story in verse, if our girls would've understood all the nuances of the tale and the book is probably better for children in middle school. Still, as we read the book together, I quizzed our girls on how they imagined Ha felt and what they thought about her experiences.
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Jun 20, 2015
Lindsay
rated it
it was amazing
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Beautiful crossover book written in verse about a girl who immigrates from Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam war. It's a great high-low read, but would also appeal to teens interested in historical fiction. It only took the better part of an hour to read. Also a good recommendation for kids who liked the Newberry award winner "Crossover."
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Beautiful.
Ha is Vietnamese ten year old, living in Saigon, until she and her family become ‘boat people,’ then go to live in Alabama. This novel, written in free verse is about the people that rescue Ha, like her neighbor Miss Washington, who is a retired teacher, who teaches the whole family better English.
“MiSSSisss WaSShington says/ if every learner waits/ to speak perfectly,/ no one would learn/ a new language.” (253)
I quite liked this middle grade/ early YA novel.
“MiSSSisss WaSShington says/ if every learner waits/ to speak perfectly,/ no one would learn/ a new language.” (253)
I quite liked this middle grade/ early YA novel.
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