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Author Ho, Van, 1977- author.

Title Too young to escape : a Vietnamese girl waits to be reunited with her family / Van Ho and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch.

Publication Info. Toronto, Ontario Canada : Pajama Press, 2020.
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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J959.704 HO    Check Shelf
Edition First paperback edition.
Description 142 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Summary "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.
Subject 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 -- 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.
Ho, Van, 1977-
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees.
Genre/Form Autobiographies.
Added Author Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk, author.
ISBN 9781772781168 (paperback)
1772781169 (paperback)
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