TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nguyen,DoanPhuong
TI  - Mèo and Bé
SN  - 9781643796253
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc.
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Mutism
KW  - Human-animal relationships
KW  - Human trafficking
KW  - Survival
KW  - Vietnam
KW  - History
KW  - 1945-1975
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Novels
N1  - Ages 10-14; Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
N2  - In 1964, before the United States enters the Vietnam War, eleven-year-old Bé and her three-footed kitten Mèo must rise above a broken home and the injustices of war to find the comfort, safety, and love of a found family; Vietnam, 1964. Bé hasn't spoken a word since her mother left two years ago. Her father is now frail after a stroke, and can do little to protect her from her stepmother, Big Mother, who treats Bé like an animal and a servant. After Big Mother accuses her of stealing, Bé is drugged and sold. She awakes as a captive in a locked underground bunker with a group of young women. Mèo was hiding in her shirt when she was taken. When the imprisoned women and girls manage to escape, Bé and Mèo must find a safe place-- even though the world is literally exploding all around them! -- adapted from back cover
ER  -