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Minh, Ho Chi
3 Reviews
(3)
YA
American teen Taylor Sorenson, son of a Special Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in 1968 Vietnam, sneaks out to explore Saigon on his own on the night the Tet Offensive begins and is kidnapped by North Vietnamese soldiers. Marched along the Ho Chi Minh Trail as a POW, Taylor sees wartime atrocities firsthand. An appended author's note adds context to this harrowing historical novel.
Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello
(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
(3)
4-6
Leading Lives series.
With outlined but fluid texts, these books follow the lives of famous political leaders from childhood. Focus is placed on the lasting legacies of the figures, and each book includes a descriptive list of "key people," or important historical figures in each subject's life. Photographs and quotes add interest to the texts. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Leading Lives titles: Golda Meir, Che Guevara, Malcolm X, Indira Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Ho Chi Minh.]
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang
3 reviews
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