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Wishes / by Mu̕ọ̕n Thị Văn ; illustrations by Victo Ngai.

Van Pelt Library PZ7.1.V35 Wi 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Van, Muon, author.
Contributor:
Ngai, Victo, 1988- illustrator.
Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Van, Muon--Family--Juvenile fiction.
Van, Muon.
Van, Muon--Fiction.
Refugees--Vietnam--Juvenile fiction.
Refugees.
Immigrants--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants.
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration.
Boats and boating--Juvenile fiction.
Boats and boating.
Vietnamese Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Vietnamese Americans.
Wishes--Juvenile fiction.
Wishes.
Refugees--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Fiction.
Wishes--Fiction.
Families.
History.
United States.
Vietnam.
Genre:
Graphic novels.
Children's stories.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Illustrated works.
Physical Description:
34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2021.
Summary:
"In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781338305890
1338305891
OCLC:
1182869147

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