New Book!

I just finished reading one of the many new books at our school library, Tangled Treads: A Hmong Girl's Story by Pegi Deitz Shea. This novel tells the story of Mai, a Hmong girl, who immigrates to America with her grandmother after years of living in a refugee camp in Thailand. The two settle in with family already living in the U.S. Mai experiences "American life" at school while trying to maintain Hmong traditions at home. Soon she discovers how challenging it is trying to carve a life from these two very different cultures.

This is an excellent story, and a good book to read if you'd like to learn about Hmong history, culture and traditions!

Mrs. Bunting