
Book
Butterfly Yellow
Thanhhà Lai, Thanhhà Lại
HarperCollins · Paperback · October 13, 2020
Reading lane: Asian American YA
Winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction!
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Quietly Compelling
A serious, immersive YA read with cultural heft and a steady emotional pulse.
Come here for
- layered coming-of-age texture
- immigration and family-boundary currents
Expect
- sustained narrative focus
- prestige-leaning, thoughtful pacing
Book Details
- Authors
- Thanhhà Lai, Thanhhà Lại
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 13, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Asian American YA · Immigration for Teens
- Reading lane
- Asian American YA
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Publisher Categories
YA Art & Artists
Coming of Age
Diverse YA Fiction
YA Adoption Stories
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Multigenerational YA Stories
YA Sibling Stories
Asia for Teens
Contemporary YA Romance
About This Book
Winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Ibi Zoboi, and Erika L. S á nchez, this gorgeously written and deeply moving novel is the YA debut from the award-winning author of Inside Out & Back Again . 4 starred reviews! In the final days of the Việt Nam War, Hằng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms—and Hằng is left be...
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