Listen, Slowly, Thanhha Lai
Listen, Slowly, Thanhha Lai
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Listen, Slowly

Author: Thanhhà Lai

Narrator: LuLu Lam

Unabridged: 7 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/17/2015


Synopsis

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.

About Thanhhà Lai

Thanhhà Lại is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award and Newbery Honor–winning Inside Out and Back Again; the celebrated Listen, Slowly; the teen novel Butterfly Yellow; and the picture book Hundred Years of Happiness. She was born in Việt Nam and now lives in New York. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rincey

This is a really solid middle grade novel, but I may have really enjoyed this because it reminded me a lot of myself when I was younger. I saw a lot of myself in Mai, particularly my experiences traveling to India and trying to communicate with my relatives their with their broken English and my bro......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

Read for the 2016 YA/MG Book Battle. Mai’s summer is ruined when her parents ship her off to Vietnam to be company for her grandmother, who’s received word that her husband, lost to The War decades ago, might still be alive. Bà is returning to the village where she and Ông lived, which means Mai will......more

Goodreads review by Lucia

I was so excited to receive an advance copy of this book! I must admit, I first fell in love with the cover. It's simply beautiful. The colors, the lake, the figures... Everything perfectly matches the feeling of the book. Whoever designed this cover art is a genius. As for the story, I didn't give i......more

Thanhhà Lại's second novel is also her first novel in prose. INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN announced her presence on the children's lit scene in a big way, winning both a National Book Award and a Newbery Honor. LISTEN, SLOWLY makes it clear that her debut was no fluke. Mai is eagerly anticipating her summ......more