Escaping the Tiger
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061661775 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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The refugee camp offers little food, water, adequate sanitation, or security, and the heat is relentless. . An elderly refugee, Colonel, befriends him and teaches him to whittle away, both the days that turn to years and the wooden figurines he is carving. All rights reserved. From School Library Journal Grade 7–10—When 12-year-old Vonlai's family escapes communist rule in Laos, he expects to find safety in a refuge camp in Thailand. He does not expect to practically drown in the Mekong River or to experience the horrible conditions that he and his family find themselves in. Yet, it is the ever-present threat to his 16-y
"Well worth reading" according to SHEILA K BERENSON. I read this book when it first came out. Thought it was tight, filled with emotional tension, and well-written. Reader also gets perhaps a strong sense of a conflict and part of the world they know little about. I still carry a strong visual of the family's flight across the river plus their life in a refugee camp.. Escaping the Tiger Review Escaping the Tiger is the story of Vonlai Sirivong, his sister, mother and father and is based on the first hand experience of the author's husband.Twelve-year-old Vonlai wakes one night when his father shakes him and says, "We're crossing tonight." Vonlai and his family paddle, then swim for safety across the Mekong river from communist Laos into Thailand. As Laotians say, "Escaping the tiger to face the crocodile." The refugee situation in Thailand leaves Vonlai and his family in fear for his siste. Sarah Woodard said Just wow. Twelve-year-old Vonlai lives in the oppressive Communist Laos. He knows that soldiers who guard the Mekong River shoot at anything that moves. Nothing is left for his family here, but the hope that their will be something better on the other side of the river in Thailand, even if that means a refuge camp. Even in the camp, their struggles are far from over. Na Pho is a forgotten place, with poorly made huts, stifling heat, and rationed food. Still, Vonlai tries to carry on as if everything is normal.
Na Pho is a forgotten place where life consists of squalid huts, stifling heat, and rationed food. But when someone inside the camp threatens his family, Vonlai calls on a forbidden skill to protect their future—a future he's sure is full of promise, if only they can make it out of Na Pho alive.In her compelling debut, Laura Manivong has written an evocative story that is vividly real, strongly affecting, and, at its heart, about hope that resonates in even the darkest moments.. And, to forget his empty stomach, he plays soccer in a field full of rocks. He pays attention in school, a dusty barrack overcrowded with kids too hungry to learn. When they reach the camp, their struggles are far from over. Their only hope is a refugee camp in Thailand—on the other side of the river. When you're so skinny people call you Skeleton Boy, how do you find strength for the fight of your life?Vonlai knows that soldiers who guard the Mekong River shoot at anything that moves, but in oppressive Communist Laos, there's nothing left for him, his spirited sister, Dalah, and his desperate parents. Still, Vonlai tries to carry on as if everything is normal