Family of Fallen Leaves

Family of Fallen Leaves
Title Family of Fallen Leaves PDF eBook
Author Charles Waugh
Publisher University of Georgia Press
Pages 204
Release 2010-10
Genre Literary Collections
ISBN 0820337498

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This collection of twelve short stories and one essay by Vietnamese writers reveals the tragic legacy of Agent Orange and raises troubling moral questions about the physical, spiritual, and environmental consequences of war. Between 1962 and 1971, the U.S. military sprayed approximately twenty million gallons of Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants on Vietnam and Laos, exposing combatants and civilians from both sides to the deadly contaminant dioxin. Many of the exposed, and later their children, suffered from ailments including diabetes, cancer, and birth defects. This remarkably diverse collection represents a body of work published after the early 1980s that stirred sympathy and indignation in Vietnam, pressuring the Vietnamese government for support. "Thirteen Harbors" intertwines a woman's love for a dioxin victim with ancient Cham legend and Vietnamese folk wisdom. "A Child, a Man" explores how our fates are bound with those of our neighbors. In "The Goat Horn Bell" and "Grace," families are devastated to find the damage from Agent Orange passed to their newborn children. Eleven of the pieces appear in English for the first time, including an essay by Minh Chuyen, whose journalism helped publicize the Agent Orange victims' plight. The stories in Family of Fallen Leaves are harrowing yet transformative in their ability to make us identify with the other.

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves
Title Fletcher and the Falling Leaves PDF eBook
Author Julia Rawlinson
Publisher eBook Partnership
Pages 36
Release 2020-09-01
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1913634310

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As the autumn season sets in, Fletcher is very worried his beautiful tree has begun to loose all of its leaves. Whatever Fletcher attempts to do to save them, it's simply no use. When the final leaf falls, Fletcher feels hopeless... until he returns the next day to a glorious sight. A tender, uplifting tale about acceptance and hope for the future.'Captivating' Publishers Weekly'Preschoolers will love being in on the joke, even as they marvel at the bright petals that herald the astonishing beauty of spring' ALA Booklist

Family of Fallen Leaves

Family of Fallen Leaves
Title Family of Fallen Leaves PDF eBook
Author Charles Waugh
Publisher University of Georgia Press
Pages 204
Release 2010-10-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0820336009

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A collection of Vietnamese stories and true life accounts that explore the devastation of the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

Falling Leaves

Falling Leaves
Title Falling Leaves PDF eBook
Author Adeline Yen Mah
Publisher Crown
Pages 306
Release 1999-04-06
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0767903579

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The emotionally wrenching yet ultimately uplifting memoir of a Chinese woman struggling to win the love and acceptance of her family. Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affluent Chinese family who enjoyed rare privileges during a time of political and cultural upheaval. But wealth and position could not shield Adeline from a childhood of appalling emotional abuse at the hands of a cruel and manipulative stepmother. Determined to survive through her enduring faith in family unity, Adeline struggled for independence as she moved from Hong Kong to England and eventually to the United States to become a physician and writer. A compelling, painful, and ultimately triumphant story of a girl's journey into adulthood, Adeline's story is a testament to the most basic of human needs: acceptance, love, and understanding. With a powerful voice that speaks of the harsh realities of growing up female in a family and society that kept girls in emotional chains, Falling Leaves is a work of heartfelt intimacy and a rare authentic portrait of twentieth-century China. "Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure." —Amy Tan

Fallen Leaves

Fallen Leaves
Title Fallen Leaves PDF eBook
Author Henry Livermore Abbott
Publisher Kent State University Press
Pages 294
Release 1991
Genre History
ISBN 9780873384407

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Major Henry Livermore Abbott of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was the most widely known and highly respected officer of his rank to serve in the Army of the Potomac. This text contains a collection of his wartime letters to family and friends.

The Falling Leaves

The Falling Leaves
Title The Falling Leaves PDF eBook
Author Steve Metzger
Publisher
Pages 36
Release 2002
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9780439429238

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All the fall leaves have big plans to twist and twirl in the autum wind. But not Yellow Hickory. She's afraid. The other leaves laugh at her. But the wind has a few surprises for them all!

The Leaves on the Trees

The Leaves on the Trees
Title The Leaves on the Trees PDF eBook
Author Thom Wiley
Publisher Scholastic Inc.
Pages 26
Release 2011
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0545312906

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Follows a group of children as they enjoy the sights and smells of fall, including the crunchy leaves and those that have changed color. Based on the song "The wheels on the bus."