Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy
by Andrea Warren
Born in 1966 to a Vietnamese mother and an American father, Long spent his early... read more
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- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Asian
- Asian American
Year Published 2004
Word Count 22,890
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 79911, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Adopted children
- Steiner, Matt
- Children
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Orphans--Vietnam--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Refugees
- Vietnamese Americans
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Refugees--Juvenile literature
- Vietnam
- Orphans
- Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Children
- Vietnamese Americans--Biography
- Steiner, Matt--Juvenile literature
- Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Adoption
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | Adoption
- Vietnamese Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Children--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Adopted children--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Intercountry adoption
- Interracial adoption
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2005
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2004
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