The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
Title:
The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
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Physical Description:
10 books in 1 cloth bag (327 pages :chiefly color illustrations ;23 cm.) ; 37 x 46 cm. + 1 reading group guide folder.
Series:
General Note:
A cloth bag containing 10 copies of the title and a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders.
Reading Level:
GN 600 L Lexile
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Summary:
The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format.
Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves. --
