num_pages: 201
description: Award-winning author Minfong Ho tells the story of Nakri's struggles during the Communist takeover of Cambodia in the 1980s.Twelve-year-old Nakri's beloved home in Cambodia is shattered when the nation's capital is overrun by government rebels. Her family is forced to flee, and she and her siblings end up in a children's labor camp, separated from everything they've ever known. At long last, Cambodia is liberated and Nakri's family sets out for America, a place to begin again. There, Nakri learns that she can leave Cambodia behind, but the memories will be a part of her forever.
language: English
title: The Stone Goddess
titlecomplete: The Stone Goddess
genres: Asian Literature, Fiction, Family, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Asia, Historical Fiction, Cultural
ratings_count: 293
places: Cambodia
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks