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220 pp.
| Atheneum |
January, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-1883-7$16.99
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4-6
A thirteen-year-old Vietnamese boy aspires to be an elephant handler, but his ambition is thwarted by civil strife following the Vietnam War. He escapes from the North Vietnamese Army and reunites with his family and friends, but not before realizing that war has irrevocably changed his life. Kadohata successfully returns to themes explored in Kira-Kira and Weedflower.