Listen, Slowly - Softcover

Lai, Thanhha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062229192 ISBN 13: 9780062229199

Verlag: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2016

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"This book is at once funny, thoughtful, and stunningly engaging. I loved, loved, loved it! Can't wait for my own daughter--and every reader who is lucky enough to get their hands on it--to step inside Mai's two, very different, worlds."--Jacqueline Woodson, author of the National Book Award-winning Brown Girl Dreaming

"Lai inserts Ba's lyrical voice selectively into Mai's story. These heart-stopping passages further shift Mai's position from outsider to insider, to, finally, truly bicultural, just as 'Listen, Slowly' invites readers to see Vietnam from the inside out--and back again."--New York Times Book Review

"Newbery Honor author Lai delivers a funny, realistic tale of family and friendship and culture clashes. A touching tale of preteen angst and translation troubles."--Kirkus Reviews

"This valentine of a novel may jumpstart questions in young readers about the people and places of their families' past."--Washington Post

"Lai convincingly shows Mai's slow transformation from spoiled child to someone who can look beyond herself with compassion. Her strong-willed personality makes her an entertaining narrator; readers will happily travel anywhere with Mai."--The Horn Book

"Through prose so evocative we can feel the heat caressing Mai's skin as she lands, Lai transports the reader from suburban California to modern-day Vietnam."--Los Angeles Times

The village experience and Mia and her grandmother's travels in the city offer Lai a way to introduce readers to various aspects of Vietnamese culture with both wry wit and genuine enthusiasm.--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Thanhha Lai is so amazing."--Bustle.com

"Holy cats, I LOVE this book! I loved Mia so much--she's one of the best characters I've read in a while. Sarcastic, smart, and so, so funny. And she brings a wonderful sense of levity to a beautiful, sad story."--BookRiot.com

"Open this book, read it slowly to savor the delicious language. This is a book that asks the reader to be careful, to pay attention, to sigh at the end."--Kathi Appelt, bestselling author of Newbery Honor Book The Underneath

Reseña del editor:

Assisting her grandmother's investigation of her grandfather's fate during the Vietnam War, Mia struggles to adapt to an unfamiliar culture while redefining her sense of family. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Inside Out & Back Again. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.

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• Verlag: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062229192
• ISBN 13: 9780062229199
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 260