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“Three years after the fall of Saigon, 13-year-old Yen, her mother, and her four siblings are barely getting by in a small village on the Mekong Delta. With little to eat and even littler hope of a better life under the oppressive Viet Cong government, Ma decides to flee from Vietnam with her five children. Yen and Ma sell their possessions and visit friends and family in preparation, encountering both the kindness and the hardness in people along the way.”

– Kirkus Reviews

A Grain of Rice

Written by Nhung N. Tran-Davies
Published by Tradewind Books

A story about a young refugee’s courage and inner strength as she escapes from Vietnam during the war.

Thirteen-year-old Yen and her family have survived a war, famine and persecution. When a powerful flood ruins their village in rural Vietnam, matters only get worse. With the help of neighbors and family, they decide to take the ultimate risk on a chance for a better life.

Primary ISBN: 9781926890333
Publication Date: January 2019
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Young Adult, Age 11 or older

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Setting: Vietnam

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Home Country, Refugee, On Journey

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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