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Tran-Davies, Nhung N.

A Grain of Rice

168 pp. | Tradewind | December, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-926890-33-3 $17.95 | Paper ISBN 978-1-926890-25-8 $10.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-926890-49-4
(2) 4-6 Thirteen-year-old narrator Yen, her siblings, and her mother live a difficult life in rural Vietnam just after the fall of Saigon. Following a devastating flood in their village, they escape Vietnam and experience a range of obstacles, from corrupt police to prejudice; aboard a refugee boat to Malaysia, they witness sickness, death, and piracy. The descriptive narrative is straightforward with a strong sense of immediacy. An afterword reveals the story's autobiographical roots. Glos.
Reviewer: Julie Hakim Azzam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2019

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