THE CLAY MARBLE In this novel, Ho tells the story of twelve-year-old Dava and her family, who leave their Cambodian farm after the Khmer Rouge collapses, and journey to a refugee camp near the border. There she befriends Jantu, another young refugee. Guerrilla warfare and the harsh realities of recent Cambodian history take their toll on the girls’ friendship and their lives. - Historical fiction by Minfong Ho - Also includes related readings: of history, fiction, natural science, informational nonfiction and a separate related essay by the author

The Clay Marble with Related Readings (Glencoe Literature Library)

Ho, Minfong

McGraw-Hill Inc.,US

Rice Without Rain

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Scholastic Ltd.

In the late 1970s twelve-year-old Dara joins a refugee camp in war-torn Cambodia and becomes separated from her family.

The Clay Marble

Farrar Straus & Giroux (J)

Fleeing war-torn Cambodia in 1980, Dara, her mother, and her older brother find sanctuary in a refugee settlement on the Thailand border, but when fighting erupts, Dara finds herself separated from everyone and everything she loves.

Children's Books

Square Fish

In "The Stone Goddess," award-winning author Minfong Ho tells the story of Sophy's struggles during the 1980s Communist takeover of Cambodia. When Sophy and her older siblings are ripped away from their family by the cruel Khmer Rouge and sent to work in a children's labor camp, Sophy bears witness to innumerable tragedies, paying too dear a price. After the Vietnamese army liberates Cambodia, Sophy returns to her mother's village, where they decide to seek refuge in America. Upon arriving in America, Sophy struggles to adjust to life in a completely new and different society, but she is caught up in the memories of all that she left behind.

The Stone Goddess

Teen & Young Adult

Historical Fiction

Orchard

Award-winning author Minfong Ho tells the story of Nakri's struggles during the Communist takeover of Cambodia in the 1980s. Twelve-year-old Nakri's beloved home in Cambodia is shattered when the nation's capital is overrun by government rebels. Her family is forced to flee, and she and her siblings end up in a children's labor camp, separated from everything they've ever known. At long last, Cambodia is liberated and Nakri's family sets out for America, a place to begin again. There, Nakri learns that she can leave Cambodia behind, but the memories will be a part of her forever.

Scholastic Paperbacks

Vivid ink and cut-paper illustrations accompany the bedtime story in rhyme of one mother's efforts to keep all the animals--from the mosquito to the elephant--quiet when their noise threatens to wake up her baby.

Hush!: A Thai Lullaby (Caldecott Honor Book)

Orchard Books

A lullaby asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water-buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby

Hush! A Thai Lullaby

Arts, Music & Photography

scholastic

In the late 1970s twelve-year-old Dara joins a refugee camp in war-torn Cambodia and becomes separated from her family

Demco Media

Hush! a Thai Lullaby

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The Clay Marble with Related Readings (Glencoe Literature Library)

Rice Without Rain

The Clay Marble

The Clay Marble

The Stone Goddess

The Stone Goddess

Hush!: A Thai Lullaby (Caldecott Honor Book)

Hush! A Thai Lullaby

The Clay Marble

Hush! a Thai Lullaby