Story of a Vietnamese family forced to flee from their homeland to escape a civil war.

Lotus Seed :Vietnam

GARLAND, SHERRY

HARCOURT, BRACE

The Silent Storm

Thirteen-year-old Alyssa has not spoken since witnessing her parents’ drowning during a hurricane. Three years later, another hurricane is heading toward the island, and Alyssa must come to terms with her parents’ deaths to save her grandfather and brother. “This book will have appeal for lovers of the outdoors as well as anyone who appreciates an exciting, atmospheric story.”--School Library Journal

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Sandpiper

An Indian girl struggles to survive a brutal time of change as Spaniards begin their conquest of indigenous cultures. In this beautifully written novel, Sherry Garland brings the late 1500s to life, chronicling the virtual extinction of the native Indio and the birth of the Mexican people.

Indio

Clarion Books

Seventeen-year-old Loi, whose father was an American soldier, is ostracized by her fellow villagers because she is con-lai, a half-breed. Loi has been promised to a cruel older man, but rather than marry him, she flees to Ho Chi Minh City, and along with thousands of other Amerasians, she begins the confusing process of applying for the Amerasian Homecoming Program. “Drawing attention to painful and neglected topics, Garland’s writing is strongly atmospheric, with graceful interpolations of Vietnamese words and references to Vietnamese culture and traditions.”--Publishers Weekly

Song of the Buffalo Boy (Great Episodes)

Caroline Long discovers the family she never knew existed when she runs away and joins Shawnee Sam’s Wild West Extravaganza. “The Wild West show milieu and the effect it has on the Indians who work in it ring true, and readers will empathize with the eternal struggle of a teenager trying to find her place in the world.”--Booklist

The Last Rainmaker

Teen & Young Adult

Harcourt Childrens Books

Caroline Long discovers the family she never knew existed when she runs away and joins Shawnee Sam’s Wild West Extravaganza. “The Wild West show milieu and the effect it has on the Indians who work in it ring true, and readers will empathize with the eternal struggle of a teenager trying to find her place in the world.”-Booklist

Historical Fiction

Letters from the Mountain

A teenage boy sent to live with relatives discovers self-respect, honesty, and family loyalty through an unlikely friendship with a poor boy. “A good read for those who enjoy a contemporary story with an upbeat ending.”--School Library Journal

HMH Books for Young Readers

A teenage boy sent to live with relatives discovers self-respect, honesty, and family loyalty through an unlikely friendship with a poor boy. “A good read for those who enjoy a contemporary story with an upbeat ending.”--School Library Journal

Cabin 102

Twelve-year-old Dusty has an overwhelming fear of drowning. While on a cruise to the Caribbean with his father, stepmother, and stepsisters--a cruise he did his best to avoid--Dusty discovers the ghost of Tahni, an Arawak Indian girl, in the cabin next door. In this powerful novel for middle grade readers, award-winning author Sherry Garland deftly weaves a story of growth and courage with historical information about the Arawak/Taino way of life and the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean Islands. “A fine choice for those who enjoy reading about teen angst and ghosts.”--School Library Journal

Twelve-year-old Dusty has an overwhelming fear of drowning. While on a cruise to the Caribbean with his father, stepmother, and stepsisters-a cruise he did his best to avoid-Dusty discovers the ghost of Tahni, an Arawak Indian girl, in the cabin next door. In this powerful novel for middle grade readers, award-winning author Sherry Garland deftly weaves a story of growth and courage with historical information about the Arawak/Taino way of life and the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean Islands. “A fine choice for those who enjoy reading about teen angst and ghosts.”-School Library Journal

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Lotus Seed :Vietnam

The Silent Storm

Indio

Song of the Buffalo Boy (Great Episodes)

The Last Rainmaker

The Last Rainmaker

Letters from the Mountain

Letters from the Mountain

Cabin 102

Cabin 102