Song of the Buffalo Boy

by Sherry Garland

Book Overview

When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left children behind--like seventeen-year-old Loi, whose fellow villagers ostracize her because she is

con-lai, a half-breed and a reminder of her country's tragic civil war. Only Khai, a young buffalo tender, shows her love and respect. Promised in an arranged marriage to a cruel older man, Loi flees to Ho Chi Minh City. Along with thousands of others, she applies for the chance to leave for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152000984
• ISBN13: 9780152000981
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Excelle

Title of the Book: Song of the Buffalo BoyAuthor: Sherry GarlandPublishers: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Year Published: 1992Author: Sherry Garland was born in Rio Grande Valley, Texas she was born on July 24th. She attended The University of Texas at Arlington; she received a bachelor's degree in French. She majored in linguistics and in English. She has written twenty-five books, both for children and adult. Most of her books are about Vietnam. Thesis: Some people live in places where they have to very concern about their cultures and traditions, which it keeps them from going beyond and do something good for their selves. The main idea of the book is to believe in yourself, no matter how hard it takes to get what you want never give up. Courage is what everyone needs to get something that would be called "prohibited", unless you fight for it which good rewards come after.Summary and Analysis: Vietnamese people hated Americans because they were the ones, who had destroyed and poisoned their town, and since Loi was half American she was not welcomed. The only person who would talk to Loi except her family was Khai, a young l boy that Loi loved. Her uncle wanted to marry her to an officer but Loi did not wanted to marry him but she didn't wanted to go against her uncle's words. Loi and Khai decided to run away but they got separated because of Khai's brother. Loi goes to the city by herself hoping that Khai will come after her, but after a few weeks she realizes that Khai would never come. As she explores the dangerous city she gets an opportunity to go to America and find her father but she gives up that opportunity when she sees that her love one has come to get her. Loi finds out the truth about her American father and she lost interest in knowing him. She decides to go back to her town and marry Khai. Vietnamese people had so much hate on Americans that they would never mix their blood and who ever had part of American blood it was a disgrace to their culture. During the war in Vietnam American soldiers would get a girls pregnant but had to kill the baby if she wanted to stay with her family. In this book, Loi's mother was thrown out of her house and her family did not helped her when she was having the baby in the street. People were still recovering from the war, they lost everything they had some were well know but after the war they had to struggle in order to survive and they would blame Americans.

Song of the Buffalo Boy

Have you ever wondered how it was for children that had American fathers but lived in Vietnam? Well this story Son of the Buffalo Boy is just about that. The main character Loi was trying to look for her "father" who now lives in America. First she was arranged to marry a person who she didn't like so she faked her death and ran away with the person she loved, Khai. However, when they were getting on the bus Khai didn't make it so Loi had to go to the new town all alone. When she got there, she had no money so she had to practical beg for food and steal money. She also meets her "brother" Joe who was an orphan. He took her to the place were she could register to go to America. He then took her to live with him in Amerisian Park. Two weeks later when she was walking down the street, she saw one of Khai's carvings and she he was there so she left a message with the storeowner. To know if she meets back up with Khai or goes to America you have to read it first.

Song of the Buffalo Boy

Loi wanted to get married with Khai but her mom and uncle made her get married with Officer Hiep and she doesn't want to so she escapes to Saigon so she can go to America and find her dad, then she arrived to Saigon andand Khai came after and she found him and didn't want to go anymore so she went back home and got married with Khai in their village. I agree with the author because it was a really good bookand she put a lot of details and good events in the book. My favorite part when she was pretending to look like a bumb on her engagement day with officer Hiep.The title connects with the book. I would recomend this book to probably anybody or people that like a little romance because this bookis kind of like a romance. I think it would be a great book for anyone.

It's a great Vietnamese cultrue romance novel

I had read this book when I'm a freshman in highschool. I just happen to find the book and begin reading. I really like the book. The author seem to understand the Vietnamese culture. The book gives me the feeling of how the country people in Vietnam lives and its culture. The love between Loi and Khai caught me the best. It's a wonderful book to read.

It was a good, exciting, and overall cool book!

I like this book because as I said, it was good, exciting, and overally cool! I think that Sherry Garland used very descriptinve words, and its really cool that she threw in some Vietnamease words, too! Don't let the thick book fool you! This book is really great. I got this book for a multicultural book project, but I really love it