"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--.
year: 2017
call number/section: 1000
subjects: fathers and sons, juvenile fiction, fishing, immigrants, vietnam war, 1961-1975, refugees, vietnamese americans, fiction, father-son relationship, vietnamese refugees, picture books
Editions
Phi, Bao
Acclaimed poet Bao Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and son---and between cultures, old and new.
Schools: 54
Phi, Bao
Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint (2017)
"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--.
Schools: 33