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

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 grandmo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ho, Van, 1977- (Author), Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Pajama Press, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ho, Van, > 1977- > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature.
Ho, Van, > 1977-
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Children > Juvenile literature.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Refugee children > Vietnam > Juvenile literature.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Vietnam > Ho Chi Minh City > History > Juvenile literature.
Family reunification > Juvenile literature.
Schools > Vietnam > Juvenile literature.
Grandparent and child > Vietnam > Juvenile literature.
Families > Vietnam > Juvenile literature.
Emigration and immigration > Juvenile literature.
Refugees > Vietnam > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Refugees.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Family / Multigenerational.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Modern.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Emigration & Immigration.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / New Experience.

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