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216 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper
| March, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-166177-8$15.99
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4-6
In 1982, twelve-year-old Vonlai's family flees from communist Laos only to suffer in a poorly equipped Thai refugee camp for four years. Despite the hardships, Vonlai learns life skills from a fellow refugee, a former Laotian Army colonel. This fictional story is based on Manivong's husband's experiences as a refugee, and the narrative details and the characters' relationships ring true.