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Wishes /

In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van, Muon (Author)
Other Authors: Ngai, Victo, 1988- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Van, Muon > Family > Juvenile fiction.
Van, Muon > Fiction.
Refugees > Vietnam > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Juvenile fiction.
Boats and boating > Juvenile fiction.
Vietnamese Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Wishes > Juvenile fiction.
Refugees > Fiction.
Immigrants > Fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Fiction.
Wishes > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / General.
Description
Summary:In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
ISBN:9781338305890
1338305891