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The clay marble by minfong ho.
She writes books for children and young adults.
The clay marble by minfong ho is a historical story about the vietnam war.
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Dara s family hears there is food in the refugee camps near the border and they truly don t have a choice.
The khmer rouge was defeated by the socialist republic of vietnam and removed from power in 1979.
The clay marble minfong ho 9780374412296 amazon com books may 10th 2018 the clay marble minfong ho on amazon com free shipping on qualifying offers fleeing war torn cambodia in 1980 dara her mother and her older brother find.
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In the clay marble by minfong ho dara and her family are trying to escape the khmer rouge by relocating to a refugee camp on the border thailand and cambodia during early 1980 while the khmer rouge were still fighting in the borders.
It is about a girl named dara and her friend jantu and illustrates the struggles they face.
Minfong ho is an award winning chinese america author.
It is set in war torn cambodia after the fall of the khmer rouge in the early 1980s.
Like clay dolls themselves ho s rice without rain characters seem to walk through their parts their emotional turmoil rather than being revealed is simply stated.
Dara s family hears there is food in the refugee camps near the border and they truly don t have a choice.
In minfong ho s the clay marble the life of a little girl as a cambodian refugee is all too real.
176 pages ages 10 14.
The clay marble is a 1991 children s novel by minfong ho.
It also shows how brave a girl can be and all the effects and sufferings of the war.
If they want to eat they are going to have to go there.
Fleeing war torn cambodia in 1980 dara her mother and her older brother find sanctuary in a refugee settlement on the thailand border but when.
When the camp is bombed jantu makes a magic marble out of clay that helps dara track down her family and then return to the hospital for jantu and her brother.
If they want to eat they are going to have to go there.
In minfong ho s the clay marble the life of a little girl as a cambodian refugee is all too real.