Family Style Geov Chouteau Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers

Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers

During the Civil War

most invigorating way

but sometimes veering unexpectedly into fantasy

Family Style Geov Chouteau Quick Picks for Reluctant ReadersBy Thien Pham. Published by First Second. Softcover, 240 pages, Colour, 2023. A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in America, perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and The Best We Could Do! Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham