A two-placed heart : a memoir in verse / by Doan Phuong Nguyen.
"Bom can't believe that her sister doesn't see herself as Vietnamese, only American. She says she doesn't remember Vietnam or their lives there, their family there, their house and friends. How could her sister forget the terrible journey through Saigon and the airplanes and... everything? And what about Bom? She remembers now, but how long will she keep her memories? She always found comfort in the sound of her father's typewriter. Clickity-clack, clickity-clack. So she has an idea. She'll write down all that she can remember: the time when her father was a spy, when her mother was nicknamed a "radio," when they were so hungry Bom couldn't walk well, when the family all said goodbye. Bom will even tell her sister, and herself, about what it was like moving to Tennessee. The ESL classes, bullies, strange new foods, icy weather, friendships, and crushes--and how her family worked to keep their heritage alive. She'll type one poem at a time, until they'll never forget again." -- Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643796420
- ISBN: 1643796429
- Physical Description: 337 pages : genealogical tables ; 20 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Tu Books, An imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., 2024.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes a pronunciation guide and a glossary of Vietnamese words for reference. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 10-13. Tu Books, An imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. |
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Genre: | Realistic fiction. Novels in verse. Autobiographical fiction. Domestic fiction. Romans en vers. |
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Homer Public Library | J NGU (Text) | 000176505 | Children's Library -- New | Available | - |