vickysimpson's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful and tender memoir about a Hmong family forced to flee their home.. And their journey to creating a new home in a new land.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
4.0
This book does an excellent job of showing one Hmong family as they survived the war, fled their country, and ultimately came to the mid-west. It was nice to hear this story through the voice of one who had experienced it. I have read several fictionalized children's books that presented typical Hmong refugee stories, but those books were not written by Hmong. I think they were realistic, but in this case I didn't wonder as much about authenticity.
The author is a great storyteller and it is wonderful to see someone that treasures their heritage and their elders so much.
The author is a great storyteller and it is wonderful to see someone that treasures their heritage and their elders so much.
kbaostrem's review against another edition
Read this for March book group and the author came and spoke to us. I enjoyed learning more about the Hmong.
msj3ss1ca's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting and entertaining. Would recommend.
samzilla's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
library_kb's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
It is always hard to review memoirs, because how do you review someone's life? This was suggested as a upper school summer reading pick, and I'm not sure if it will be a popular choice--it is a very slow paced memoir, even as it is very informative of what it is like growing up without a homeland, within the refugee camps and refugee resettlement process in the United States. The writing is very reminiscent of oral storytelling, which fits with the story that she is trying to tell.