Overview:

Escape From Saigon: How A Vietnam War Orphan Became An American Boy : An unforgettable true story of an orphan caught in the midst of war. Over a million South Vietnamese children were orphaned by the Vietnam War. This affecting true account tells the story of Long, who, like more than 40,000 other orphans, is Amerasian - a mixed-race child - with little future in Vietnam. Escape from Saigon allows readers to experience Long's struggle to survive in war-torn Vietnam, his dramatic escape to America as part of "Operation Babylift" during the last chaotic days before the fall of Saigon, and his life in the United States as "Matt," part of a loving Ohio family. Finally, as a young doctor, he journeys back to Vietnam, ready to reconcile his Vietnamese past with his American present.

Category		Subject
Children Nonfiction		Biography & Autobiography
Children Nonfiction		History

ISBN 13:9780374322243
ISBN 10:0374322244
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
Pages:110
Size:8.70" l x 7.30" w x 0.30" h
Ages: 12+
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