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Ending off Ha’s story with her and her family living their lives free of financial, career, and personal instability was a genius choice of the author.

Will DEFINITELY read more of her books, and maybe grow a deeper appreciation for those who lived through the Vietnam War, from refugees to immigrants living free :)

“Just as magical, a bit of ink on paper melts college tension, drops sewing job, returns Mother home, coerces clouds to dive and touch us, watering down refugee living.”

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I can only imagine how hard it must be for non-English learners to learn English and lose their foreign language in the process 😞

I love Thanna Lai’s wordplay! It inspires me to spice up my own poetry writing

“Inconveniences at your feet do not matter, Mother advises, lengthen your gaze toward where land meets clouds. I ache to know how much longer until clouds touch us, ending refugee living.”


It’s was kinda hard to understand the cultural references in this book since I’m not Vietnamese, but I do appreciate the author’s integration of it nonetheless!

As a wise person on the internet once said:


“Oh crap. Here we go again”

Why are these middle school books always making me cry-

“You deserve to grow up
where new shoes become
routine yet essentials
as breaths”




Guys I’m crying- 😭

“I urge each child
to withstand
must above want”


😭😭😭