The Cricket War

by Sandra McTavish and Tho Pham

A gripping story of a boy's escape from Communist Vietnam by boat, based on the author's own experience.

It's 1980, and 12-year-old Tho Pham lives with his family in South Vietnam. He spends his afternoons playing soccer and cricket fighting with his friends, but life is slowly changing under the Communists. His parents are worried, and Tho knows the Communist army will soon knock on their door to make his brother, and then him, join...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1525306553
• ISBN13: 9781525306556
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7