![]() H ằng is fluid in her own mind but Lai renders her stumbling English using Vietnamese tonal marks. Hằng’s limited English means that she struggles to make herself understood and tries to organize her thoughts by writing and diagramming sentences. With grit and the help of a wanna-be teen cowboy, LeeRoy, H ằng makes her way to Linh’s new home, only to find he has forgotten her and everything about their childhood. ![]() Six years ago in the chaos of the American evacuation in Vietnam, the boy was sent for adoption and H ằng blames herself for the separation. What did you like about the book? A Vietnamese refugee, H ằng, arrives in Texas to reunite with her uncle and cousin, but possessed by a single-minded mission: to find and reunite with her brother Linh. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 ![]()
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