Title: Too young to escape
Description: During the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Van wakes up one morning to find that her mother, her sisters Loan and Lan, and her brother Tuan are gone. They have escaped the new communist regime  for freedom in the West. Four-year-old Van is too young - and her grandmother is too old - for such a dangerous journey by boat, so the two have been left behind.
Subjects: Juvenile literature, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Childhood and youth, Refugee children, Children, Vietnam, history, Vietnam, juvenile literature, Children, juvenile literature
Places: Vietnam
People: Van Ho (1977-)