Title Onion tears / Dianna Kidd ; illustrated by Dee Huxley

Published North Ryde, N.S.W. : Collins/Angus & Robertson Publishers Australia in association with Anne Ingram Books, 1990

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	J Kid		AVAILABLE
MELB SPCBC	819 Kidd Dia/Ote		LIB USE ONLY
MELB SPCBC	819 Kidd Dia/Ote		LIB USE ONLY

Description 71 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm Series Premier's Reading Challenge, 7-9 Premier's Reading Challenge, 7-9 Summary Nam-Huong is a young Vietnamese refugee trying to come to terms with her new life in Australia without her family. She cries a lot of onion tears but eventually learns to smile inside and laugh so her tears fall like drops of dew Notes Short-listed Book -- Book of the Year -- Children's Book Council of Australia -- 1990 Audience For children Notes Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers, 1990 shortlist Subject Bereavement in children -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories, Australian. Grief -- Juvenile fiction. Immigrants -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction. Readers (Primary) Refugee children -- Asia -- Juvenile fiction. Refugees -- Juvenile fiction. Refugees -- Southeast Asia -- Juvenile fiction. Refugees -- Indochina -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction. Vietnamese -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction. Vietnamese -- Australia -- Fiction. Foster home care -- Fiction. Grief -- Fiction. Vietnamese -- Australia -- Fiction. Genre/Form Allegories. Fiction. Author Huxley, Dee, illustrator LC no. 22007344 ISBN 0207170282 (Angus and Robertson pbk.) 0732273447 (paperback)

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