Just finished reading this middle grade novel NOODLE PIE about a young Vietnamese boy, Andy, from Australia who visits Viet Nam with his father, a former refugee, who fled in a boat after the fall of Saigon. Andy's observations about Vietnamese life and customs make for an interesting read. How he handles his feelings about the poverty and injustice he encounters builds to a satisfying conclusion. This book is currently being read in the Battle of the Books program at Lincoln School in Evanston, IL.