The Resource The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, Thi Bui
The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, Thi Bui
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Resource Information
The item The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, Thi Bui represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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- Summary
- An intimate look at one family’s journey from their war-torn home in Vietnam to their new lives in America. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 327 pages
- Note
- Chiefly illustrations
- Isbn
- 9781419718779
- Label
- The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
- Title
- The best we could do
- Title remainder
- an illustrated memoir
- Statement of responsibility
- Thi Bui
- Subject
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- Vietnamese Americans -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- trueAcculturation
- Biographical comics
- Bui, Thi -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueChild immigrants
- trueCoping
- trueFamily relationships
- Graphic novels
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueImmigrant families
- Immigrants -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueImmigrants, Vietnamese
- trueImmigration and emigration
- Nonfiction comics
- trueVietnam -- History -- 20th century
- Refugees -- Vietnam -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese | Comic books, strips, etc
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An intimate look at one family’s journey from their war-torn home in Vietnam to their new lives in America. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2018.
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2017.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2017.
- Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, Best Non-Fiction Graphic Work, 2018.
- YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2018.
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10556180
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bui, Thi
- Dewey number
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- 305.9/06912
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- comics graphic novels
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bui, Thi
- Vietnamese Americans
- Refugees
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Immigrants
- Target audience
- general
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- an illustrated memoir
- Label
- The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, Thi Bui
- Note
- Chiefly illustrations
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent.
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 327 pages
- Isbn
- 9781419718779
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016940170
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)947796066
- Label
- The best we could do : an illustrated memoir, Thi Bui
- Note
- Chiefly illustrations
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent.
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 327 pages
- Isbn
- 9781419718779
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016940170
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)947796066
Subject
- Vietnamese Americans -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- trueAcculturation
- Biographical comics
- Bui, Thi -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueChild immigrants
- trueCoping
- trueFamily relationships
- Graphic novels
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueImmigrant families
- Immigrants -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueImmigrants, Vietnamese
- trueImmigration and emigration
- Nonfiction comics
- trueVietnam -- History -- 20th century
- Refugees -- Vietnam -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese | Comic books, strips, etc
Genre
- trueComic books, strips, etc
- trueBiography
- truePersonal narratives, Vietnamese
- Biographical comics
- Nonfiction comics
- Graphic novels
Included in
- trueImmigrant Identities
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2018
- trueAAPI Lives
- trueYALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens: 2018
- trueMike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards: Best Non-Fiction Graphic Work
- trueLibrary Journal Best Graphic Novels
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Adult Nonfiction for Young Adults: 2017
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2018.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2017.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2017.
- Award
- Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, Best Non-Fiction Graphic Work, 2018.
- Award
- YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2018.
Library Locations
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Delaware County District LibraryBorrow it84 East Winter Street, Delaware, OH, 43015, US40.299672 -83.064923
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