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Voyager's tale of resilience in historic Asia.
If you crave adventurous tales with a historical backdrop, "Out of the Dragon's Mouth" might just satisfy that yearning. The blend of a young protagonist's courage with the rich tapestry of Asian culture offers a stirring journey you'll not easily forget. It speaks to those who admire resilience and the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity.
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ISBN: 9780738741963
Authors:
Joyce Burns Zeiss
Publisher: Flux
Date of Publication: 2015-03-08
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.48
(rated by 91 readers)
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After the fall of South Vietnam, fourteen-year-old Mai, a young Vietnamese girl of Chinese descent, is torn from a life of privilege and forced to flee across the South China Sea in the hold of a fishing trawler. Mai finds tenuous safety in a refugee camp on an island off the coast of Malaysia, where a greedy relative called Small Auntie offers her a place to stay—but her hospitality isn’t free. With her father’s words “You must survive” echoing in her ears, Mai endures the hardships of the camp, which are tempered only by her dreams of being sponsored by her uncle for entry into America. But when an accident forces Mai to leave the safety of Small Auntie’s family, she meets Kien, a half-American boy who might be the only person who can keep her alive until she’s sent to the United States. Coinciding with the fortieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Out of the Dragon’s Mouth is a poignant look into life ripped apart by the ravages of war. “Given the dearth of material about the exodus of the families that supported democracy in Vietnam, this novel has value in helping to bring home to modern readers the great costs they suffered.”― Kirkus Reviews “This well-written…story puts emotions and a face to the word “refugee.”― School Library Journal
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Voyager's tale of resilience in historic Asia.
If you crave adventurous tales with a historical backdrop, "Out of the Dragon's Mouth" might just satisfy that yearning. The blend of a young protagonist's courage with the rich tapestry of Asian culture offers a stirring journey you'll not easily forget. It speaks to those who admire resilience and the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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