All the Broken Pieces | 
Amanda: "It's a YA story told in verse and about a boy from Vietnam who gets adopted by an American family shortly after the Vietnam War. It's told from his perspective, so you see history through the eyes of a child. I'm a sixth grade English teacher. This is a great way for my students to see that history is influenced by the perspective of whoever is writing it – and that history can change." #newyork
Beautiful, sad, powerful story in free verse-every word has a lovely purpose. Really enjoy Ann Burg
pickWritten in verse from the POV of an adopted Vietnamese child living in America, All the Broken Pieces takes a real look at the aftermath of the Vietnam war and the effect it had on many. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Borrowed this with a specific student in mind, and sure enough, I gave it to him yesterday even though I was only on page 88. He gave it back today and wanted another book, so I gave him BOOKED, which is where I found this book.
