“Fleeing from the Khmer Rouge soldiers, Vithy becomes separated from his older brother, Mang, as they escape from Cambodia into Thailand. . . . As Vithy makes the dangerous journey, he comes to rely on his own wits and instincts. Historical novel, adventure, and character study, this book takes readers to another place and time”.–Booklist. American Bookseller Pick of the Lists; NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; Bank Street Child Study Children’s Book Assn. Children’s Book of the Year.

• ISBN: 9780670843817
• Author: Baillie, Alan
• Published: 1992, Viking Juvenile
• Themes: Effects of war, Escape, Orphans, refugee children, Survival
• Descriptors: Cambodia, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
• No. of pages: 144