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Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy

110 pp. | Farrar/Kroupa | September, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-374-32224-4 $17.00
(2) 4-6 In 1975 an Amerasian child, Long, emigrated from Vietnam to the United States and was adopted. Warren deftly weaves into Long's story information about the Vietnam conflict, life in Saigon, the plight of children during war, and the political machinations involved in airlifting thousands of youngsters to safety during the American evacuation. Reading list, source notes. Ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2004

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