Who Belongs Here? : An American Story

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Nary is a boy. He likes to be with his friends. He is learning English. He lives in America with his grandmother. Nary used to live in Cambodia, but his family left because the war was making Cambodia a terrible place to live. He hopes that his family can have a better life in America. But not everyone is happy for him. A few of the people in his new school call him names and say he should go straight back to the place he just left. Nary won’t go back to Cambodia. America is full of food and friends, and he loves his new country. He wishes that those kids would be nice to him. And didn’t everyone’s ancestors come from somewhere else? If he doesn’t belong here, who does?

This beautiful picture book has fantastic illustrations, wonderful text, little fact blurbs, and extra information at the back. All of these features help paint a picture of the troubles so many Cambodians have suffered in their native country and in this country as well. I totally loved the pictures of this book. One of them is a really interesting picture drawn by Nary, illustrating what happened to his family. Smaller parts of this detailed drawing are used throughout the book. Since this is a book about the war in Cambodia, it may not be perfect for smaller children or people who are sensitive to that sort of thing. Also, the section in the back is very interesting, but it may be more for older kids, as well. You may think that an “American” story is about Paul Revere’s ride or about the Fourth of July. But this book shows that America is full of all sorts of people, with all sorts of stories. This, truly, is an American story.


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Author Margy Burns Knight, Anne Sibley O'Brien
Star Count 4.5/5
Format Hard
Page Count 48 pages
Publisher Tilbury House Publishers
Publish Date 2018-May-22
ISBN 9780884486398
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Issue August 2018
Category Tweens
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