Pub Date: April 1, 1998
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 97031407
Lexile Code: 0710
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 06 to 09
Physical Info: 0.11" H x 8.77" L x 8.98" W ( 0.29 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Asian American and Pacific Islander | Family | Adoption | Historical | Asia | Social Themes | General see also headings under Family
Description:
A biracial girl gains a new sense of identity when she travels to Vietnam with her mother.
Brief description:
Keunhee Lee is a contributing illustrator for America: My Land, Your Land, Our Land. Dom and Keunhee Lee live in Demarest, New Jersey, with their two children.
Review Quotes:
"Subdued and affecting... The Lees' realistic art, by turns brightly lighted and almost oppressively dark, seamlessly matches the changing moods of the text. [W]ill engage anyone interested in Vietnam or adoption." -- Publishers Weekly
"[E]normously touching book" -- Kirkus Reviews
"Like Allen Say's Grandfather's Journey (1993), this will encourage readers to ask about their own family stories of the journey home." -- Booklist
"Appeal[s]... because of its ultimate truths about family and home." -- Hungry Mind Review
Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education
CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Outstanding Title - Parent Council, Ltd.