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Reviewed on January 1, 2015 | Grades 5-8
Gr 7 Up—The Vietnam War changed the lives of countless people, many neither American nor Vietnamese. Mai Nguyen is the 14-year-old daughter of a wealthy Chinese rice exporter living in the Mekong River Delta. When Saigon fell to the communists, her family's genteel life ended. She is forced to flee with another relative to Malaysia and petition for refugee status in hopes of being sponsored by a Vietnamese American uncle. Mai first finds shelter with a distant relative but is rejected when tragedy strikes. She moves to another ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
