My Mother, the Mermaid Chaser
| AUTHOR | Hoang, Jamie Jo |
| PUBLISHER | Crown Books for Young Readers (09/23/2025) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Told in dual POV, this gripping companion piece to My Father, the Panda Killer, follows a teenage son who defies his sister's wishes by searching for more information about their absent mother. Meanwhile, his mother's poignant backstory reveals her struggle with grief and longing, culminating in her heart-wrenching decision to leave her children. "A cleverly narrated and perfectlypaced powerful dive into healinggenerational trauma." --Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper's Daughter San Jose, 2008 Paul yearns to know more about the mother who abandoned his family, but she is the only topic no one discusses. Now's he's in Vietnam, feeling displaced and considered an outsider. Plus, a ghost is haunting him even though he doesn't believe in ghosts. His cousin and the grandmother he's never met before now keep telling him that he'll get answers only if he's willing to open his ears. V?ng Tâu, 1975 Ng?c Lan is eleven when her family breaks apart: her brother is drafted into the army; her father leaves on the last helicopter to the US. She and her sister are sent from Vietnam on a harrowing journey by boat. Only Ng?c Lan will survive. But what is the American dream when you are haunted by the death of your sister, missing your homeland; seeing ghostly mermaid sightings; lost in an abusive marriage; struggling as a parent? Told in the alternating perspectives of Paul and Ng?c Lan, My Mother, the Mermaid Chaser is a haunting story about the intergenerational effects of war, estranged family bonds, and how a teenager discovers a new connection to a lost part of himself.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780593643006
ISBN-10:
0593643003
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
384
Carton Quantity:
12
Product Dimensions:
5.60 x 1.50 x 8.30 inches
Weight:
1.00 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Young Adult Fiction | Asian American & Pacific Islander
Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
Young Adult Fiction | War & Military
Grade Level:
7th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2025038694
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Told in dual POV, this gripping companion piece to My Father, the Panda Killer, follows a teenage son who defies his sister's wishes by searching for more information about their absent mother. Meanwhile, his mother's poignant backstory reveals her struggle with grief and longing, culminating in her heart-wrenching decision to leave her children. "A cleverly narrated and perfectlypaced powerful dive into healinggenerational trauma." --Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper's Daughter San Jose, 2008 Paul yearns to know more about the mother who abandoned his family, but she is the only topic no one discusses. Now's he's in Vietnam, feeling displaced and considered an outsider. Plus, a ghost is haunting him even though he doesn't believe in ghosts. His cousin and the grandmother he's never met before now keep telling him that he'll get answers only if he's willing to open his ears. V?ng Tâu, 1975 Ng?c Lan is eleven when her family breaks apart: her brother is drafted into the army; her father leaves on the last helicopter to the US. She and her sister are sent from Vietnam on a harrowing journey by boat. Only Ng?c Lan will survive. But what is the American dream when you are haunted by the death of your sister, missing your homeland; seeing ghostly mermaid sightings; lost in an abusive marriage; struggling as a parent? Told in the alternating perspectives of Paul and Ng?c Lan, My Mother, the Mermaid Chaser is a haunting story about the intergenerational effects of war, estranged family bonds, and how a teenager discovers a new connection to a lost part of himself.
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