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After fleeing the Khmer Rouge with her aunt's family, Sundara is forced to leave her parents, siblings, and childhood love. Four years later, she struggles to blend into an Oregon high school while honoring her cultural duties at home. When she meets Jonathan, an extraordinary American boy, the two feel a powerful attraction. Haunted by the loss of her family and once treasured life, Sundara longs to be with Jonathan but wonders whether this desire betrays her Cambodian heritage and loyalty to her people.
Sundaraβs story explores the tension between maintaining cultural identity and embracing new opportunities as a refugee, while confronting grief and the challenge of fitting in as a young adult in a new country.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Linda Crew
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