Escaping the Tiger
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061661778 (0061661775)
Publish date: March 9th 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
It's odd to call this a "sweet" book since it's a young adult novel about life as a Laotian refugee in a Thai camp, but nevertheless, it is a sweet book. Part of this is the presumed target audience, which appears to be middle readers, but a great part is due to the engaging characters and their dev...
Excellent depiction both of life in a refugee camp and life under communist rule. The story is honest and unflinching, but not so brutal that children won't be able to handle reading it. Should be a real eye-opener for young readers born after the end of the Cold War.Made me very grateful for this c...
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