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

Title
Too young to escape : a Vietnamese girl waits to be reunited with her family / Van Ho and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch.
Author
Ho, Van, 1977-
Publication
  • Toronto, Ontario Canada : Pajama Press, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk
Description
142 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 21 cm
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.
  • "After the Vietnam War, a young girl is left behind in the care of her grandmother when the rest of her family flees the new communist regime by boat. Once settled in North America, her parents will send for her; but in the meantime, Van must work for her demanding aunt and uncle, who treat her like a servant. And she is forced to deal with the school bully, who is the son of a military policeman."--
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Autobiographies.
  • Biography.
  • Juvenile works.
Call Number
JFD 19-3091
ISBN
  • 9781772780666
  • 1772780669
OCLC
1060593007
Author
Ho, Van, 1977- author.
Title
Too young to escape : a Vietnamese girl waits to be reunited with her family / Van Ho and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch.
Publisher
Toronto, Ontario Canada : Pajama Press, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Chronological Term
1961-1975
Added Author
Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk, author.
Research Call Number
JFD 19-3091
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