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243 pp.
| Bloomsbury |
March, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59990-183-1$16.99
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4-6
In 1980, memories of her past haunt twelve-year-old Tracy, a Vietnamese orphan adopted by a California couple. A soldier's dogtag turns out to be the key to Tracy's identity and to her father's secretive, sometimes angry behavior. As Tracy struggles to find a sense of belonging, her history is revealed through brief, effective flashbacks. The story reverberates with the aftereffects of war.