{"product_id":"9781646140862","title":"Last Flight","description":"\u003cp\u003eNCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Selection 2024\n\u003cbr\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e On April 24, 1975 the last flight out of Saigon, Vietnam carried over 400 people to the United States, six days before Saigon's surrender to the North Vietnamese Army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Kristen Giang was a little girl, on that flight with family, and here in this story she shares all the emotions of the decision to flee from the perspective of someone eight years old; Playing a game of space-explorers to protect herself and her sister's eyes from tear gas; sneaking a stuffed animal into the family's overstuffed suitcase for comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Dow Phumiruk's tender illustrations let anyone feel the excitement and the ultimate hopefulness of this amazing true story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eP R A I S E\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \"Deeply touching. . . A tender and powerful portrait of a harrowing, historic event.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e-Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Mai Giang's sensory-filled prose gently and evocatively communicates a personal wartime story. Phumiruk's clean, soft illustrations, done in Photoshop and pencil, bring to life a gamut of emotions. . .A moving and illuminating story of family, war, courage, and newfound home.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e-Kirkus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \"Giang's affecting, powerful recounting of her family's escape from Saigon in 1975 renders a largely unexplored moment in history intimate and urgent.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e-BCCB\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levine Querido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49074458001643,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":34.77,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781646140862-1.jpg?v=1785747778","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/ja\/products\/9781646140862","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}