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Walt Longmire, sheriff of Absaroka County, investigates the murder of a Vietnamese woman and discovers a homeless Crow Indian living in a culvert with the woman's purse, which contains a photograph that reminds him of his past as a Marine investigator in Vietnam.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
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English
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"When Huong arrives in New Orleans with her two young sons, she is jobless, homeless, and worried about her husband, Cong, who remains in Vietnam. As she and her boys begin to settle into life in America, she continues to send letters and tapes back to Cong, hopeful that they will be reunited and her children will grow up with a father. Over time, Huong realizes she will never see Cong again. While she copes with this loss, her sons, Tuan and Binh,...
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English
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The modern classic that inspired the beloved movie starring Tom Hanks.
Six foot six, 242 pounds, and possessed of a scant IQ of 70, Forrest Gump is the lovable, surprisingly savvy hero of this classic comic tale. His early life may seem inauspicious, but when the University of Alabama’s football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star, it sets him on an unbelievable path that will transform him from Vietnam hero to world-class Ping-Pong...
Six foot six, 242 pounds, and possessed of a scant IQ of 70, Forrest Gump is the lovable, surprisingly savvy hero of this classic comic tale. His early life may seem inauspicious, but when the University of Alabama’s football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star, it sets him on an unbelievable path that will transform him from Vietnam hero to world-class Ping-Pong...
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Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Veteran author (4 titles, more than 130,000 copies sold) and Vietnamese cooking authority Andrea Nguyen demystifies pho, the infinitely popular noodle and soup, with more than 50 recipes. The American appetite for pho seems to know no bounds as restaurants selling this signature soup of Vietnam continue to pop up across the country. Author Andrea Nguyen dives deep into pho's Vietnamese roots, visiting the dish's birthplace and teaching Americans...
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Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format.
"Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves."--Publisher...
8) Last flight
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Pub. Date
2023
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English
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On April 24, 1975 the last flight out of Saigon, Vietnam carried over 400 people to the United States, six days before Saigon's surrender to the North Vietnamese Army. Kristen Giang was a little girl, on that flight with family, and here in this story she shares all the emotions of the decision to flee from the perspective of someone eight years old; Playing a game of space-explorers to protect herself and her sister's eyes from tear gas; sneaking...
9) Park's quest
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Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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Eleven-year-old Parkington Waddell Broughton knows he is the fifth person to bear this family name, but he doesn't know much more about his relatives. His father died in the Vietnam War when Park was an infant, and his mother refuses to talk about his father's life or his family. Finally, Park convinces his mother to let him visit his grandfather's farm in Virginia. The boy hopes he will find answers to his questions there. But his grandfather is...
10) My footprints
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Publisher
Capstone
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about the phoenix and the Sarabha.
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Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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After the murder of her younger brother at a busy restaurant in the Sydney suburbs--a murder that a dozen bystanders claim they didn't see, and the police are unable or unwilling to solve--Ky sets aside her grief to track down and confront the witnesses herself.
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Inside Out and Back Again volume Sequel
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
Description
A novel in verse inspired by the author's experience follows Hà and her family, refugees from the Vietnam War, as they move to Texas for a new job, and despite not wanting to start over again, Hà discovers unwanted change can bring a good opportunity.
15) The bride test
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Series
Kiss quotient novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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"From the critically acclaimed author of The Kiss Quotient comes a romantic novel about love that crosses international borders and all boundaries of the heart... Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions--like grief. And love. He thinks he's defective. His family knows better--that his autism means he just processes emotions...
16) The aviators
Author
Series
Brotherhood of war volume 8
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
The Vietnam War has begun to escalate, its style of battle demanding new weapons and tactics--and men who can use them. Overnight, the U.S. Army must scramble to create its first-ever Air Assault Division, and through sheer courage and dedication, these heroic fighters rise to the challenge. "Vivid, gripping!" --Washington Post.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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The classic collection of five deeply resonant and disturbing interconnected stories from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King.
Innocence, experience, truth, deceit, loss, and recovery are at the core of these five interconnected, sequential tales—each deeply rooted in the 1960s, and each scarred by the Vietnam War, which continues to cast its shadow over American lives, politics and culture.
In Part One,...
Innocence, experience, truth, deceit, loss, and recovery are at the core of these five interconnected, sequential tales—each deeply rooted in the 1960s, and each scarred by the Vietnam War, which continues to cast its shadow over American lives, politics and culture.
In Part One,...
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