03340cam a2200745 i 4500 1502831416 TxAuBib 20240815120000.0 160428s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016940170 9781419718779 hardcover 1419718770 hardcover 9781419718786 paperback 1419718789 paperback 40027764714 (OCoLC)947796066 TxAuBib rda Bui, Thi. The best we could do : an illustrated memoir / Thi Bui. New York : Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of ABRAMS, 2017. ©2017. 327 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Labor -- Rewind, reverse -- Home, the holding pen -- Blood and rice -- Either, or -- The chessboard -- Heroes and losers -- The shore -- Fire and ash -- Ebb and flow. "Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves"--Publisher description. 20240815. Booklist Editor's Choice/Adult Books for Young Adults 2017; Nominations: National Book Critics Circle: Bio/Autobio Finalist 2017. American Book Award, 2018. Bui, Thi Comic books, strips, etc. Bui, Thi Comic books, strips, etc. Refugees United States Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Personal narratives Comic books, strips, etc. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Personal narratives Comic books, strips, etc. Asian Americans History Comic books, strips, etc. Asian Americans History 20th century Comic books, strips, etc. Vietnamese Americans Comic books, strips, etc. Vietnamese Americans Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Medicine Comic books, strips, etc. Mother and child Comic books, strips, etc. Mother and child. Cartoons and comics. Cartoonists United States Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. fast Graphic novels. Autobiography. Graphic Novel. Personal Narrative. Popular Work. graphic novels. aat comic books. aat comic strips. aat Biographical comics. Comics (Graphic works.) fast Autobiographies. fast Personal narratives. The best we could do (Text). http://www.abramsbooks.com/thebestwecoulddo/ Pronunciation guide and teacher's guide http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=636&titleID=3135209