Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival [Hardcover]

It is 1981. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a fishing boat overloaded with 60 Vietnamese refugees drifts. The motor has failed; the hull is leaking; the drinking water is nearly gone. This is the dramatic true story recounted by Tuan Ho, who was six years old when he, his mother, and two sisters dodged the bullets of Vietnam's military police for the perilous chance of boarding that boat. Told to multi-award-winning author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and illustrated by the celebrated Brian Deines, Tuan's story has become Adrift At Sea, the first picture book to describe the flight of Vietnam's Boat People refugees. Illustrated with sweeping oil paintings and complete with an expansive historical and biographical section with photographs, this non-fiction picture book is all the more important as the world responds to a new generation of refugees risking all on the open water for the chance at safety and a new life.Tuan and his family survive bullets, a broken motor, and a leaking boat in the long days they spend at sea after fleeing Vietnam. A true story as told to the author by Tuan Ho. Includes family photographs and a historical note about the Vietnamese refugee crisis.

AboutAdrift at Sea

2018 Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award Winner

2017 Cybils Award: Elementary/Middle Grade Non-Fiction finalist

2017 Children's Literature Roundtable of Canada Information Book Award Honour Book selection

2019 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award: Grade 3-5 shortlist

2017 Red Cedar Information Book Award shortlist

2018The Booklist Reader The Refugee Experience for Children and Young Adults selection

2018School Library Journal Collaborating on High-Interest Topics | The Refugee Experience selection

2018Canadian School Libraries Journal: Resource Links Highlights: Refugees and Immigrants selection