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A two-placed heart : a memoir in verse / by Doan Phuong Nguyen.

Summary:

"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.
Subject: Authorship > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Vietnamese Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Sisters > Fiction.
Identity > Fiction.
Authorship > Fiction.
Vietnamese Americans > Fiction.
Art d'écrire > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Identité (Psychologie) > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Sœurs > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Américains d'origine vietnamienne > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Genre: Realistic fiction.
Novels in verse.
Autobiographical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Romans en vers.

Available copies

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library J NGU (Text) 000176505 Children's Library -- New Available -


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