| Song of the Buffalo Boy Contributor(s): Garland, Sherry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152000984 ISBN-13: 9780152000981 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1994 Annotation: Seventeen-year-old Loi's family promises to wed her to an older man. She flees to Ho Chi Minh City and, with her boyfriend, prepares to leave for America in search of her biological father. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 94163197 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 4.28" W x 6.88" (0.42 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5959 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left children behind--like seventeen-year-old Loi, whose fellow villagers ostracize her because she is con-lai, a half-breed and a reminder of her country's tragic civil war. Only Khai, a young buffalo tender, shows her love and respect. Promised in an arranged marriage to a cruel older man, Loi flees to Ho Chi Minh City. Along with thousands of others, she applies for the chance to leave for the United States through the Amerasian Homecoming Program, and faces the most important decision of her life: Should she leave her beloved country, her family, and her gentle, loving Khai? Includes a reader's guide, an author's note, and a glossary of Vietnamese words. |
Contributor Bio(s): Garland, Sherry: - SHERRY GARLAND is the author of many award-winning novels and picture books, including Indio, The Last Rainmaker. She lives in central Texas. www.sherrygarland.com |