Too young to escape : a Vietnamese girl waits to be reunited with her family / Van Ho and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch.
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TextPublisher: Toronto, Ontario : Pajama Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: 142 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color ) ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781772780666
- 1772780669
- Ho, Van, 1977- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Children -- Juvenile literature
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Refugee children -- Vietnam -- Juvenile literature
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees -- Juvenile literature
- Children -- Vietnam -- Social conditions -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One day they will send for her, but how long must Van Ho wait for her family to find a way to get her out of South Vietnam?
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.
Van Ho's true story strikes at the heart and will resonate with so many families affected by war, where so many children are forced to live under or escape from repressive regimes.
"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."-- Provided by publisher.