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Ten Cents a Pound

Nhung N. Tran-Davies

A young girl and her mother discuss leaving their small mountain village so the girl can attend school. The mother hopes education will give her daughter freedom and opportunities beyond labor in the coffee trees. The daughter feels torn between staying with her family in the familiar village and discovering the world beyond the mountains. Her concern for her mother complicates the decision. The story portrays a Vietnamese mother's hopes for her daughter's future.

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Themes
Family · School · Women And Girls · Work And Careers
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Second Story Press
Published
April 10, 2018
ISBN-13
9781772600568
Language
English
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