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A million shades of gray

In 1975 after American troops pull out of Vietnam, a thirteen-year-old boy and his beloved elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village.

Main Author: Kadohata, Cynthia.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2010.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Elephants > Young adult fiction.
Survival > Young adult fiction.
Escapes > Young adult fiction.
Vietnam > History > 1975- > Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction > Young adult.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: In 1975 after American troops pull out of Vietnam, a thirteen-year-old boy and his beloved elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village.
Physical Description: 216 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Audience: 010 up.
ISBN: 9781416918837 (hc)
1416918833 (hc)
Author Notes: Cynthia Kadohata was born on July 2, 1956. She is a Japanese American author of children's books. Kadohata won the Newbery Medal in 2005 for her title, Kira-Kira. She also won a PEN award in 2006 for Weedflower and in 2013 she won the U.S. National Book Award for The Thing About Luck.

Kadohata was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was a high school drop out. She attained a BA in Journalism from the University of Southern California and went on to attend graduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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