The Cricket War - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tho Pham, Sandra McTavishAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2023-10-03Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Kids Can PressISBN-13:9781525306556ISBN-10:1525306553UPC:9781525306556Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Social Themes, Action & AdventureBook Topic:Asia, Emigration & Immigration, Survival StoriesSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCV7S1WABV
The Cricket War
A gripping story of a boy's escape from Communist Vietnam by boat, based on the author's own experience.
It's 1980, and 12-year-old Tho Pham lives with his family in South Vietnam. He spends his afternoons playing soccer and cricket fighting with his friends, but life is slowly changing under the Communists. His parents are worried, and Tho knows the Communist army will soon knock on their door...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Kids Can PressISBN-13:9781525306556ISBN-10:1525306553UPC:9781525306556Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Social Themes, Action & AdventureBook Topic:Asia, Emigration & Immigration, Survival StoriesSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCV7S1WABV
Tho Pham left Vietnam alone at the age of 12, joining tens of thousands of refugees on boats and ships. After a two-month-long journey at sea and landing at a refugee camp in Palawan, Philippines, he was eventually adopted by a Canadian elementary school teacher. Tho lives in Ottawa with his family.
Sandra McTavish is a former high school English teacher and now works in educational publishing....
Sandra McTavish is a former high school English teacher and now works in educational publishing....
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