Even a Little Is Something: Stories of Nong

By Tom Glass

Twenty-three vignettes present Nong, a ten-year-old girl living in present-day Thailand, and the characters of her village as they slowly make the transition from rural poverty to western... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0208024573
• ISBN13: 9780208024572
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Linnet Books
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.2" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

What a treasure!

This book is so beautifully written, with such humanity and humor...it'll take your breath away. A great read-aloud and a book children of all ages will enjoy, and grown-ups of all ages will admire. Deserving of all possible acclaim, a real diamond on the shelves of children's literature.

Sweet, insightful mini-stories of life in present day Isaan

This book is an undiscovered gem. Amazing that it did not win major book awards yet. Glass gently lets us into the lives of these real Isaan folks in perfectly crafted snippets. Each chapter ending brings us up short with sudden understanding. Teachers in Seattle are reading it aloud to their classes and loving it. Adults can't put it down.

Glass is an undiscovered giant!

Anyone with an ounce of intelligence has to recognize the genius persent herewith. Never since Conrad has this Region's people been so well understood and so beautifully portrayed. "Maugham, eat your heart out!" Glass actually knows the language. Get it, read it, enjoy it. It's just that simple