The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
Record details
- ISBN: 1419718789
- ISBN: 9781419718786
- ISBN: 1419718770
- ISBN: 9781419718779
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Physical Description:
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327 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of ABRAMS, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Labor -- Rewind, reverse -- Home, the holding pen -- Blood and rice -- Either, or -- The chessboard -- Heroes and losers -- The shore -- Fire and ash -- Ebb and flow. |
Summary, etc.: | "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 description. |
Awards Note: | Booklist Editor's Choice/Adult Books for Young Adults 2017; Nominations: National Book Critics Circle: Bio/Autobio Finalist 2017 American Book Award, 2018. |
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Available copies
- 58 of 64 copies available at All C/W MARS Libraries. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at East Longmeadow Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 64 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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East Longmeadow Public Library | GN B (Text) | 30595001075715 | Second Floor | Available | - |