Listen, Slowly

This remarkable and bestselling novel from Thanhha Lai, author of the National Book Award-winning and Newbery Honor Book Inside Out & Back Again, follows a young girl as she learns the true meaning of family.

Listen, Slowly is a New York Times Book Review Notable Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year!

A California girl born and raised, Mai can't wait to spend her vacation at the beach. Instead, she has to travel to Vietnam with her grandmother, who is going back to find out what really happened to her husband during the Vietnam War.

Mai's parents think this trip will be a great opportunity for their out-of-touch daughter to learn more about her culture. But to Mai, those are their roots, not her own. Vietnam is hot, smelly, and the last place she wants to be. Besides barely speaking the language, she doesn't know the geography, the local customs, or even her distant relatives. To survive her trip, Mai must find a balance between her two completely different worlds.

Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Linda Sue Park, Listen, Slowly is an irresistibly charming and emotionally poignant tale about a girl who discovers that home and culture, family and friends, can all mean different things.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02/17/2015
ISBN: 9780062229182
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.10d
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2014
Booklist 11/01/2014 pg. 55
Publishers Weekly 12/01/2014
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 96
Shelf Awareness 02/20/2015
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2015 pg. 101
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2015
New York Times Book Review 05/10/2015 pg. 24
New York Times Book Review 05/17/2015 pg. 30
PW Best Children's Books 11/02/2015 pg. 48
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 72
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/06/2015 pg. 34

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 171969 / Listen, Slowly
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 9