Goodbye, Vietnam by Gloria Whelan

Goodbye, Vietnam by Gloria Whelan

"When Mai's family discovers that Vietnam government soldiers will soon apprehend her father and grandmother, the family slips away in the night. They trudge through the swamps of the Mekong Delta toward the sea. The gut-wrenching trip to Hong Kong is just another step toward a new life, which the family eventually finds. Whelan's characters are distinctive, and her story is riveting, haunting, and memorable, reflecting the human virtues of determination, hope, love, and courage in the face of the most devastating of circumstances and injustices."--Booklist.

Gerard Whelan was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, and has lived and worked in a number of places around Europe. He has returned to his hometown of Wexford after spending some time in Dublin. He is the author of numerous children's books and has won numerous awards. The Guns of Easter, his first novel, won the Eils Dillon Memorial Prize for first-time authors. The Bisto Book of the Year Award was later given to Dream Invader.

He's also been named to the Reading Association of Ireland's shortlist. A Winter of Spies and Out of Nowhere are two further books by Gerard.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780679823766
ISBN 10	067982376X
Title	Goodbye, Vietnam
Author	Gloria Whelan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1993-10-19
Number of pages	144
Prizes	Winner of Texas Lonestar Reading List 1994
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.