Listen, Slowly

"Listen, Slowly is a sort of reverse migration-adventure story. It follows Mai, a Vietnamese-American middle schooler, as she travels back to her family’s home country for one summer. She’s there to look after her grandmother and to help discover the truth about what happened to her grandfather during the Vietnam War. Author Thanhhà Lại immerses both Mai and the reader in Vietnamese life, and she infuses the book with humor as well. (For ages 8 to 12)"