pickHitting my sweet spot of graphic memoir, this one is deposits the reader directly into the shoes of a family living in and escaping from the conflict in Vietnam. The author‘s mother gave birth in a refugee camp, while they risked everything to give their children a better life. But making it to America wasn‘t the answer to all their problems. A note in the front says the author learned to draw to tell her family‘s story. Amazing!
pickThis absolutely broke my heart! This is a personal, up close look at the real devastation of war and how it changes the landscape of the lives affected by it. It‘s horrifying and visceral and somehow, above everything, hopeful for a future that almost doesn‘t seem real. Everyone should have to read this story! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
First Christmas Cup ⚽️ 🎄
I‘m relieved it‘s a super warm day but now that the sun has set I‘m freezing and can no longer hold my book to read. It‘s such a good read!
Well I loved both Kaveh Akbar and Raven Leilani's novels, so this bodes well. Plus, Berlin is one of my favourite cities I've visited, and this book is set there! #BisexualBooks
This novel could be introduced in literary units about poetry or also in discussions about the impact of war on a country. Additionally, students could make their own writings in verse talking about a time that was scary or where they had to learn or try something new. This novel can be used to evoke empathy and develop a supportive and warm attitude to all people, including those from diverse language, cultural, or racial backgrounds.
pickThis book, written in verse follows a young girl's experience feeling Vietnam as a result of the Vietnam War. Alongside her mother and older brothers, Hà travels to rural Alabama where she faces discrimination and struggles to adapt to a vastly different culture and society. This historical fiction novel helps readers see the impacts of the Vietnam War on the people of Vietnam and explores what being a refugee is like from a child's eyes.
My partner and I are reading the refugees for our shared read this month. I‘m listening to the audio (authors really shouldn‘t read their own books) and I go to Goodreads to update my “currently reading” and see that I‘ve already read it. I have zero recollection of reading it. ZERO. I think, Goodreads must be wrong. And then I checked Litsy. Read and reviewed 😂😂😂
pickA library book club pick and one which reminds me why I belong to book groups.
I've read one other by Allende which was also a book club pick!
This was an interesting story, good character relationships and historically important. I appreciated finding out about the Spanish civil war and subsequent emigration.
I do find it's told rather than shown which made some of it feel forced along.
pickI read and highly recommend the original middle grade chapter book Refugee by Alan Gratz frequently. This graphic novel version still brings a lot of the emotion but with using panels & speech bubbles paired with illustrations instead of descriptive paragraphs of text.
