This powerful title from National Geographic tells the tragic yet inspiring story of Nawuth Keat, a child in war-torn Cambodia. He lost most of his family, but his cleverness, courage, and love of life helped him to endure.

      Martha Kendall met Nawuth when he enrolled in her World Literature class at San Jose City College. In his rough English, he described the ordeals of his childhood. Marty offered to write his story down for him--and now here it is.

  Recommended for readers age 12 and up.

  
Nawuth is on the front left posed with other children at the first Thai refugee camp he stayed in. The girl in the white blouse was a volunteer teacher at the camp for a few months. Nawuth had found the hat he is wearing, but at the time, could not read the writing on it—U.S.A. He had no idea that one day he would become an American.