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    Goodbye, Vietnam

    By Gloria Whelan

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    "When Mai's family discovers that Vietnam government soldiers will soon apprehend her father and grandmother, the family slips away in the night. They trudge through the swamps of the Mekong Delta toward the sea. The gut-wrenching trip to Hong Kong is just another step toward a new life, which the family eventually finds. Whelan's characters are distinctive, and her story is riveting, haunting, and memorable, reflecting the human virtues of determination, hope, love, and courage in the face of the most devastating of circumstances and injustices."--Booklist.  
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateNov 24, 2010
    ISBN9780307770189
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    Goodbye, Vietnam
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    Gloria Whelan

    Gloria Whelan is the bestselling author of many novels for young readers, including Homeless Bird, winner of the National Book Award; Fruitlands: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect; Angel on the Square; Burying the Sun; Once on This Island, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and Return to the Island. She lives in the woods of northern Michigan.

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      Thirteen year old Mai narrates the story of her family's flight from their small village in Vietnam. They leave on a rickety, crowded boat headed for the safety of Hong Kong. A peek into the lives of immigrants.