Written by: Bao Phi and Thi Bui
First line: Dad wakes me quietly so Mom can keep sleeping.
Why you should read this book: Hours before sunrise, a small boy and his father set out in the darkness to catch enough fish for the family's dinner before the father goes off to work. In the quiet, pre-dawn hours, the father teaches the son about fishing and responsibility, and even lets slip a few words about his old life in Vietnam, which he rarely mentions. A romantic picture of the lives and emotions of the hardest-working American immigrants, who will do anything to give their children the upbringing they deserve without allowing them to forget where they came from or the importance of family.
Why you shouldn't read this book: You really hate fish.
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