Title: My life far away
Description: "An adopted teen describes her early life in Cambodia. She describes daily life in her village at the edge of the jungle and witnessing childbirth attended by a midwife. Her adventures include nights alone in the jungle, exotic foods, riding an elephant, and surviving several threats to her life. She experiences eerie occurrences that to this day remain unexplained. Upon moving to an orphanage, she finds a friend's mother working there. She describes her life there, being adopted, and her trip to her new home in America."--Amazon.
Subjects: Orphans, Childhood and youth, Country life, Cambodian Americans, Case studies, Rural girls, Social conditions, Intercountry adoption, Adopted children, Children, Biography
Places: United States, Cambodia
People: Tola Ferris