{"id":1805,"date":"2013-03-07T18:18:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T23:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calla2.com\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2013-03-07T18:18:17","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T23:18:17","slug":"readers-will-be-riveted-horn-book-magazine-on-one-step-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/readers-will-be-riveted-horn-book-magazine-on-one-step-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Readers will be &#8230; riveted . . . &#8221; Horn Book Magazine on One Step At A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSkrypuch\u2019s <em>Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan\u2019s Rescue from War<\/em> (rev. 9\/12) told the dramatic story of eight-year-old Tuyet\u2019s 1975 rescue from Saigon aboard a giant plane filled with babies in cardboard boxes. This sequel describes Tuyet\u2019s adjustment to life with her adoptive Canadian family, the story\u2019s drama this time revolving around the surgery she must have on her leg. Polio has left Tuyet with one leg that\u2019s weak and smaller than the other: \u201cHer ankle turned inward, making her foot useless. She had to limp on the bone of her ankle to get around.\u201d Memories of fire, bombs, helicopters, and a hospital\u2014things she thought she\u2019d forgotten\u2014come flooding back, and Tuyet is all alone in the hospital (no parents allowed) and knows no English. Readers will be just as riveted to this quieter but no-less-moving story as Tuyet bravely dreams of being able to run and play\u2014a new concept for a girl who has spent her days caring for babies. Especially satisfying is Skrypuch\u2019s portrayal of Tuyet\u2019s growing trust in her adoptive family, whose love and affection never fail to amaze and thrill her. Illustrated with photos. Includes notes, further resources, and an index.\u201d<strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014jennifer m. brabander<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSkrypuch\u2019s Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan\u2019s Rescue from War (rev. 9\/12) told the dramatic story of eight-year-old Tuyet\u2019s 1975 rescue from Saigon aboard a giant plane filled with babies in cardboard boxes. This sequel describes Tuyet\u2019s adjustment to life with her adoptive Canadian family, the story\u2019s drama this time revolving around the surgery she must &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/readers-will-be-riveted-horn-book-magazine-on-one-step-at-a-time\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8220;Readers will be &#8230; riveted . . . &#8221; Horn Book Magazine on One Step At A Time&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}