A Grain Of Rice

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Thirteen-year-old Yen and her family live in rural Vietnam. A flood destroys their village.  Famine and persecution because they are of Chinese ancestry lead the family to flee from their war-torn homeland after the fall of Saigon.  They become boat people and are eventually rescued by the Malaysian Coast Guard. There is a glossary of Vietnamese words. The story is based on events from the author’s childhood. mjw
Title: A Grain Of Rice
Author: Nhung N. Tran-Davies
Publisher: Tradewind Books. Vancouver
Copyright: 2018
Original Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-926890-25-8
Paperback pages: 154
Age range: 12 up
Genre: Historical Fiction
Book setting: Vietnam
Author’s ethnicity: Vietnamese
Author’s residence: Edmonton, Alberta. Canada 
Subjects: Famine Food, Persecution, Poverty, Prejudice, Refugees

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