{"product_id":"last-flight","title":"Last Flight","description":"NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Selection 2024\nA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard\n\nOn April 24, 1975 the last flight out of Saigon, Vietnam carried over 400 people to the United States, six days before Saigon’s surrender to the North Vietnamese Army.\n\nKristen Giang was a little girl, on that flight with family, and here in this story she shares all the emotions of the decision to flee from the perspective of someone eight years old; Playing a game of space-explorers to protect herself and her sister’s eyes from tear gas; sneaking a stuffed animal into the family’s overstuffed suitcase for comfort.\n\nDow Phumiruk’s tender illustrations let anyone feel the excitement and the ultimate hopefulness of this amazing true story.\n\nP R A I S E\n\n“Deeply touching… A tender and powerful portrait of a harrowing, historic event.”\n—Booklist\n\n\"Mai Giang’s sensory-filled prose gently and evocatively communicates a personal wartime story. Phumiruk’s clean, soft illustrations, done in Photoshop and pencil, bring to life a gamut of emotions…A moving and illuminating story of family, war, courage, and newfound home.”\n—Kirkus\n\n“Giang’s affecting, powerful recounting of her family’s escape from Saigon in 1975 renders a largely unexplored moment in history intimate and urgent.”\n—BCCB\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1646140869\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1646140869.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Phumuruk, Dow|Giang, Kristen Mai\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. This is an ex-library book with stickers and markings. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47272637169841,"sku":"RDV.1646140869.VG","price":7.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1646140869-0.jpg?v=1778522999","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/last-flight","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}