The best we could do: an illustrated memoir
(Graphic Novel)
Author:
Published:
New York : Abrams Comicarts, 2017.
Format:
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc:
327 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Lexile measure:
GN: Graphic Novel 600L
Rating:
GN 600
Status:
East Hampton Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA GN BUI
Description
This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Hampton Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA GN BUI
On Shelf
Location
Call Number
Status
Branford/Blackstone Adult Graphic Novel
GN BIO BUI (THI)
Billed
Haddam/Brainerd Adult Graphic Novels
GRAPHIC BUI
Due Nov 14, 2025
Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Graphic Novel
B/BUI (GRAPHIC NOVEL)
On Shelf
Meriden Adult Graphic Literature
BIO BUI, T
On Shelf
Mitchell College Graphic Novels
E184 .V53 B85 2017
On Shelf
New London Adult Graphic Novel
GRAPHIC B BUI
On Shelf
North Haven Young Adult Biography
YA BIOGRAPHY Bui, Thi
Display
Norwich/Otis Adult Graphic Novels
BIO BUI
On Shelf
Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Non-Fiction
GRAPHIC B BUI BUI
Missing
Orange/Case Adult Nonfiction Book
Graphic Novel Bui
Due Oct 30, 2025
Preston Adult Graphic Novel
GN 973.0495 BUI
On Shelf
Wallingford Adult Graphic Literature
973.0495 BUI
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781419718779, 1419718770
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 2 Points
Level 4.4, 2 Points
Lexile code:
GN: Graphic Novel
Lexile measure:
600
Notes
General Note
Chiefly illustrations.
Description
This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.
Target Audience
GN 600,Lexile.
Target Audience
GN600L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,4.4,2,193830
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Bui, T. (2017). The best we could do: an illustrated memoir. Abrams Comicarts.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bui, Thi. 2017. The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir. Abrams Comicarts.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bui, Thi, The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir. Abrams Comicarts, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bui, Thi. The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir. Abrams Comicarts, 2017.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
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