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Goodbye, Vietnam

by Gloria Whelan

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Published
1993
Genre
Historical Fiction
Words
25999

Reading measures

Accelerated Reader level
5.2
Lexile
810L
Suggested reading age
ages 11–13

Thirteen-year-old Mai and her family embark on a dangerous sea voyage from Vietnam to Hong Kong to escape the unpredictable and often brutal Vietnamese government.

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Halsted - Best Friends

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Adventure-EscapeAward Winners-BCCB Blue Ribbon BookCommunity Life-GovernmentHalsted Best FriendsRecommended Reading-Wheatley Aligned Supplemental Texts