| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
225 pages : black and white illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Xuan Phuong, young revolutionary -- Genevieve de Galard, "I only did my duty" -- Le Ly Hayslip, "Freedom is never a gift" -- Bobbi Hovis, witness to history -- Kay Wilhelmy Bauer, American survivor -- Jurate Kazickas, "What's a woman like you doing out here?" -- Iris Roser, Australian relief worker -- Anne Koch, "I knew in my heart that I had to go" -- Dang Thuy Tram, communist field surgeon -- Lynda van Devanter, "Why do they have to die?" -- Kate Webb, captive journalist -- Joan Baez, protest singer -- Tracy Wood, "They're the story" -- Kim Phuc, running from war. |
| Indexed In: |
Junior Library Guild |
| Summary |
In this book readers meet brave women and girls who served in life-threatening roles as medics, journalists, resisters, and revolutionaries in the conflict in Vietnam. |
| Audience |
Ages 14 & up. |
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Grades 9 & up. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG) |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Female.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Women -- Biography.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Women -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781613730744 (hardcover) : 17.30 |
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