Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, blue cloth spine and sides, light rose boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 249 pages. DJ has second dust jacket beneath it, both beneath mylar, dark gray background with threads of color to spine and wide borders on front and back, at center front a color-illustration of Vietnamese woman, clouds, mountains and water buffalo in rice paddies in white frame. DJ and book, both As New.

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When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left children behind—like seventeen-year-old Loi, whose fellow villagers ostracize her because she is con-lai, a half-breed and a reminder of her country’s tragic civil war. Only Khai, a young buffalo tender, shows her love and respect. Promised in an arranged marriage to a cruel older man, Loi flees to Ho Chi Minh City. Along with thousands of others, she applies for the chance to leave for the United States through the Amerasian Homecoming Program, and faces the most important decision of her life: Should she leave her beloved country, her family, and her gentle, loving Khai? Includes a reader’s guide, an author’s note, and a glossary of Vietnamese words.

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Bookseller: Callaghan Books South (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 57390
Title: Song of the Buffalo Boy
Author: Garland, Sherry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0152771077
ISBN 13: 9780152771072
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
Place of Publication: San Diego, Ca, U.s.a.
Date Published: 1992
Keywords: Vietnam Vietnam Conflict Fiction
Bookseller catalogs: Vietnam Conflict;

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