Journey of America 3: Chantrea's Voyage

by Clare Pastore

Book Overview

They lived in distant lands, and in different times. But they all shared one dream-and one destination... Journey to America Chantrea Conway's Story After her mother is killed by the Khmer Rouge,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425178897
• ISBN13: 9780425178898
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A great new book from the Journey to America series.

Cambodia in 1975 is a war-torn country engulfed by a violent civil war. Thirteen-year-old Chantrea lives in the city of Phnom Pehn with her American father, who is a photographer, and her Cambodian mother. When her father goes away on an assignment, Chantrea and her mother expect to see him again in a few days. But the war ends suddenly when the cruel communist regime of the Khmer Rouge takes control. Chantrea's mother is killed, and Chantrea and her grandparents are forced out of their homes and into a work camp. They escape across the border to Thailand, where they live as refugees. Chantrea waits for news of her father and hopes for the opportunity to travel to America to live with her father's family there. When that opportunity comes, she takes it - but will she ever see her father again? This novel brought the terror of the not-so-distant past of 1975 in Cambodia to life. Chantrea was a strong, courageous heroine. If you enjoyed the first two books in the Journey to America series, you will like this one as well.