Last Airlift - by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A true story about life in a Saigon orphanage, a dramatic rescue flight from Vietnam to Canada, adoption by a Canadian family, and growing up in Canada.-- "Publisher"<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><cite>Last Airlift</cite> is the true story of the last Canadian airlift operation that left Saigon and arrived in Toronto on April 13, 1975. Son Thi Anh Tuyet was one of 57 babies and children on that flight. Based on personal interviews and enhanced with archive photos, Tuyet's story of the Saigon orphanage and her flight to Canada is an emotional and suspenseful journey brought to life by award-winning children's author, Marsha Skrypuch.</p> -- "Publisher"<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>About <cite>Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War</cite></p> <p><b>2013 Red Cedar Information Book Award Winner</b></p> <p><b>2013 Ontario Library Association Red Maple Nonfiction Award runner-up</b></p> <p><b>2013 Cybils Award shortlist</b></p> <p><b>2013 Cooperative Children's Book Centre Award shortlist</b></p> <p><b>2012 Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award shortlist</b></p> <p><b>2012 Hamilton Literary Children's and Young Adult Award shortlist</b></p> <p><b>2018 <cite>The Booklist Reader</cite> The Refugee Experience for Children and Young Adults selection</b></p> <p><b>2013 Bank Street Best Book selection</b></p> <p><b>2012 Ontario Library Association Best Bets selection</b></p> <p><b>2012 <cite>Resource Links</cite> The Year's Best selection</b></p> <p>Immediate and compelling, this moving refugee story deserves a wide audience.--<cite>Kirkus Reviews</cite></p> <p>An excellent first step on the ladder that leads to such fine immigrant tales as Thanhha Lai's <cite>Inside Out & Back Again</cite>.--<cite>Horn Book Magazine</cite></p> <p>The author tells Tuyet's story with respect and dignity, introducing readers to a brave girl caught up in the turbulent times of her country, her fears of leaving what she knew, and the joy of finding a new life.--<cite>School Library Journal</cite></p> <p>Tuyet's remarkable true story recounts the heroic rescue on a plane bigger than her orphanage, with babies hurriedly placed in cardboard boxes and an unknown future for all. With the new foods, her own bed, eating with a fork, using a toothbrush (instead of her fingers and some salt), walking on grass (instead of rice paddies), and learning that the lights in the nighttime sky are stars instead of bombs, it's her adjustment to a foreign land and an adopted family that proves most fascinating.--<cite>Booklist</cite></p> <p><cite>Last Airlift</cite> is the story of an heroic deed, of one young girl's courage and resourcefulness when she most needs it, and of the ending she could not foresee...Highly Recommended.--<cite>CM Magazine</cite></p> <p>[The] biographical approach helps to humanize a war that, for most readers, may seem like ancient history, and the tight focus on the airlift and Tuyet's first days with the Morrises reminds readers that they are sharing the experiences of an agemate.--<cite>Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books</cite></p> <p>Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch never strays from Tuyet's child-centered perspective in recounting her experiences. In an author's note, Skrypuch describes interviewing Tuyet (obviously now an adult), who found that she remembered more and more of the past as she talked. Dialogue takes this narrative out of the category of pure nonfiction, but Tuyet's story, with its occasional black-and-white illustrations, is no less affecting because of it.--<cite>Cooperative Center for Children's Book Choices</cite></p> <p>Enhanced with documents and a surprising number of photographs, <cite>Airlift</cite> is a touching, multi-layered experience. The strength of Skrypuch's storytelling shows strongest in the smallest details.--<cite>Smithsonian Institute Book Dragon</cite></p> <p>Black and white photographs and documents supplement this biographical tale. Told from the point of view of this eight year old girl, the story is quite informative and compelling. Readers who enjoy biographies will find much to admire in Tuyet.--<cite>Youth Services Book Review</cite></p> -- "Publisher"<br>
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