In this novel written in verse, Gao and her family make a harrowing escape from her beloved country, Laos, after the Vietnam War. Ending up in a Thai refugee camp, a reminder that refugees are not just headlines. They’re kids who miss their pets, families who tell jokes even when they’re scared, and people who want and deserve to be safe.Transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSG2xOr_PUQN_VZCWL4VLAkJbBEG_VOhKLbd2dZE5Fu-R7Q_0ksrHWvjh58GhxOmoHqSn2TXNeYcbq2/pub" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">here</a>

In this novel written in verse, Gao and her family make a harrowing escape from her beloved country, Laos, after the Vietnam War. Ending up in a Thai refugee camp, a reminder that refugees are not just headlines. They’re kids who miss their pets, families who tell jokes even when they’re scared, and people who want and deserve to be safe. Transcript here

In this novel written in verse, Gao and her family make a harrowing escape from her beloved country, Laos, after the Vietnam War. Ending up in a Thai refugee camp, a reminder that refugees are not just headlines. They’re kids who miss their pets, families who tell jokes even when they’re scared, and people who want and deserve to be safe.Transcript <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSG2xOr_PUQN_VZCWL4VLAkJbBEG_VOhKLbd2dZE5Fu-R7Q_0ksrHWvjh58GhxOmoHqSn2TXNeYcbq2/pub" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>

123. A Year Without Home V.T. Bidania

In this cafe, I serve up books written mostly for middle school students and young adults. I'll provide enough information to help you decide if a story is right for the young readers you serve, but I won't give away all of the details just in case you want to read it, too. And, I sure hope you do.

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