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I Am Both

A Vietnamese Refugee Story

Audiobook
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This audiobook features sound design and special effects to enhance your enjoyment of I Am Both: A Vietnamese Refugee Story. Listen out for the sounds of moped beeps and the slurps of eating Pho.
Inspired by the author's family's journey on the last flight out of Saigon, I Am Both is a compelling exploration of identity, immigration, and family.

We zip through the city listening to the music of the street.

I hear the swish swoosh of the baskets and the clink clank of the passing bikes.
For Hương, life in Saigon, Vietnam is mostly normal—at least, as normal as it can be while a war is going on. But when her family decides to take the last flight out of the country to build a new life in America, Hương worries about missing her home. Through new friends and old traditions, Hương learns that no matter where we go, the smell of home and the taste of love can be found anywhere, as long as we have our family.
In this timely and hopeful story of immigration, author Kerisa Greene captures the vibrancy of life in both Vietnam and America with wonderfully textured descriptions of the sights and sounds of each country. Fun and educational extras include the true story behind Hương's journey and a glossary of Vietnamese terms.
A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 22, 2024
      Leaning into onomatopoeia and desaturated images of daily rhythms, Greene, per an author’s note, bases this tale of a Vietnamese family escaping from Saigon on her family’s 1975 experiences. H˘uo˘ng is one of 10 siblings growing up in a bustling unnamed city filled with street vendors selling bánh mì and durian. At school one day, bombs continually shake the earth, but eating a bowl of pho back at home results in “SIPPING SLURPING MUNCHING drown out the worries of the day.” In the middle of the night, a sudden “SHAKE SHAKE” precipitates the family’s flight via a plane headed to America, where the protagonist takes a new name and where sounds new and familiar recur throughout a life in which “I am both Vietnamese and American. I am proud to be me.” Though the story lacks historical context for young readers, it effectively presents the constant sounds of war and home life as part of the everyday. Ages 4–8.

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