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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 6–8—Vague memories haunt Tracy the summer of 1980, at the end of sixth grade. Her home for five years has been with her adoptive American parents in a California coastal town, but recurrent flashbacks of her early life in war-torn Vietnam make her feel like part of herself is missing. Her father, Bob, was a GI in the Vietnam War, but came back "different" and will not speak about his tour of duty. As Tracy and her friend Stargazer search his garage for tools for ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
In 1980, memories of her past haunt twelve-year-old Tracy, a Vietnamese orphan adopted by a California couple. A soldier's dogtag ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
