Thanhhà Lai

Butterfly Yellow

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Produktbeschreibung

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Ibi Zoboi, and Erika L. Sánchez, this gorgeously written and deeply moving novel is the YA debut from the award-winning author of Inside Out & Back Again. 4 starred reviews! In the final days of the Việt Nam War, Hằng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms?and Hằng is left behind in the war-torn country. Six years later, Hằng has made the brutal journey from Việt Nam and is now in Texas as a refugee. She doesn't know how she will find the little brother who was taken from her until she meets LeeRoy, a city boy with big rodeo dreams, who decides to help her. Hằng is overjoyed when she reunites with Linh. But when she realizes he doesn't remember her, their family, or Việt Nam, her heart is crushed. Though the distance between them feels greater than ever, Hằng has come so far that she will do anything to bridge the gap.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Altersempfehlung: ab 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 136mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 250g
• ISBN-13: 9780062229229
• ISBN-10: 0062229222
• Artikelnr.: 58663968

Autorenporträt

Thanhhà Lại is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award and Newbery Honor?winning Inside Out and Back Again; the celebrated Listen, Slowly; the teen novel Butterfly Yellow; and the picture book Hundred Years of Happiness. She was born in Việt Nam and now lives in New York.