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Publisher
Film Movement
Language
Vietnamese
Formats
Description
In 19th century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes the third wife of wealthy landowner Hung. Soon she learns that she can only gain status by asserting herself as a woman who can give birth to a male child. May’s hope to change her status turns into a real and tantalizing possibility when she gets pregnant. Faced with forbidden love and its devastating consequences, May finally comes to an understanding of the brutal truth: the options available...
Publisher
Cleopatra Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Vietnamese
Description
Tam is ill-treated by her stepmother and stepsister, but a fairy guardian watches over her. A demon pretending to be a faithful servant to the king waits for an opportunity to become human. The intrepid prince is asked to marry politically but he declares that he is going to marry the woman whose feet fit the silk shoes, hoping it's Tam, whom he met by chance.
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Vietnamese
Description
Set in 1980s Saigon, an unlikely bond develops between hunky, brooding Dung a tough debt collector for a ruthless loan shark, and Linh Phung, a charismatic young opera singer that performs Cai Luong, a modern form of traditional Vietnamese folk opera. The two meet and form a special relationship, awakening surprising, tender feelings in both men.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
©1987
Language
English
Description
In this ... guide, [the author] offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercises as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness - being awake and fully aware. From washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A middle grade graphic novel adventure based on a true story, in which a young conservationist overcomes the odds to save and return a sun bear to its natural habitat. When endlessly curious and tenacious Chang discovers a bear bile farm near her home in Vietnam, she decides to do everything she can to save wild animals--by becoming a conservationist! After teaching herself survival skills, documenting each rainforest plant and animal she sees in...
Publisher
Lorber Films
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
Vietnamese
Description
Little things mean a lot to ten-year-old Mui, who is trained to be a house servant in Vietnam during the '50s. As she grows up in pre-war Saigon, she finds quiet love with a family friend. As she discovers the world around her, Mui marvels at every sight, sound, and scent she experiences while going about her workday life.
Author
Series
Saving H'non volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
Young conservationist Chang overcomes the odds to save and return an elephant to its natural habitat.
9) Furie
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Vietnamese
Description
An ex-gangster lying low in the countryside after becoming a mother can't escape her violent past when her daughter is kidnapped.
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