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Vietnamese
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"The story of a very small and very hungry caterpillar. He eats one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, four strawberries on Thursday, five oranges on Friday, and on Saturday he has an anormous feast. The caterpillar grows from a small egg to a beautiful butterfly and at the same time manages to nibble his way through the pages of this book!"--Opposite t.p.
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Vietnamese
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Little things mean a lot to ten-year-old Mui, who is trained to be a house servant in Vietnam during the '50s. As she grows up in pre-war Saigon, she finds quiet love with a family friend. As she discovers the world around her, Mui marvels at every sight, sound, and scent she experiences while going about her workday life.
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Vietnamese
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In 19th century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes the third wife of wealthy landowner Hung. Soon she learns that she can only gain status by asserting herself as a woman who can give birth to a male child. May’s hope to change her status turns into a real and tantalizing possibility when she gets pregnant. Faced with forbidden love and its devastating consequences, May finally comes to an understanding of the brutal truth: the options available...
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Vietnamese
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Story of the life of boat people that had immigrated to America after April 30, 1975 seeking a better life in hopes to return to Vietnam to free the country from communism. While in America, they pass on their hopes and dreams to their children that someday they will return to their home country. Their parents hopes and dreams turns into heartache and pain.