| Goodbye, Vietnam Contributor(s): Whelan, Gloria (Author) |
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ISBN: 067982376X ISBN-13: 9780679823766 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: "When Mai's family discovers that Vietnam government soldiers will soon apprehend her father and grandmother, the family slips away in the night. They trudge through the swamps of the Mekong Delta toward the sea. The gut-wrenching trip to Hong Kong is just another step toward a new life, which the family eventually finds. Whelan's characters are distinctive, and her story is riveting, haunting, and memorable, reflecting the human virtues of determination, hope, love, and courage in the face of the most devastating of circumstances and injustices."--"Booklist. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91003660 |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.23 lbs) 135 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7137 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "When Mai's family discovers that Vietnam government soldiers will soon apprehend her father and grandmother, the family slips away in the night. They trudge through the swamps of the Mekong Delta toward the sea. The gut-wrenching trip to Hong Kong is just another step toward a new life, which the family eventually finds. Whelan's characters are distinctive, and her story is riveting, haunting, and memorable, reflecting the human virtues of determination, hope, love, and courage in the face of the most devastating of circumstances and injustices."--Booklist. |