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Orphans navigate war's chaos, seek salvaged hope.

"Run Me to Earth" by Paul Yoon is an exquisite journey through the agony and resilience in the shadows of war. Yoon's craftsmanship in portraying delicate human connections amidst the violence of 1960s Laos captures a haunting beauty that's hard to find in historical fiction. If you're moved by tales of survival, the intertwining destinies of Yoon's characters will stay with you, making you ponder the depths of human fortitude.

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Run Me to Earth

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ISBN: 9781501154058
Authors: Paul Yoon
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of Publication: 2020-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: War, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.68
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From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a beautiful, aching novel about three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos--and how their destinies are entwined across decades. Alisak, Prany, and Noi--three orphans united by devastating loss--must do what is necessary to survive the perilous landscape of 1960s Laos. When they take shelter in a bombed out field hospital, they meet Vang, a doctor dedicated to helping the wounded at all costs. Soon the teens are serving as motorcycle couriers, delicately navigating their bikes across the fields filled with unexploded bombs, beneath the indiscriminate barrage from the sky. In a world where the landscape and the roads have turned into an ocean of bombs, we follow their grueling days of rescuing civilians and searching for medical supplies, until Vang secures their evacuation on the last helicopters leaving the country. It's a move with irrevocable consequences--and sets them on disparate and treacherous paths across the world. Spanning decades and magically weaving together storylines laced with beauty and cruelty, Paul Yoon crafts a gorgeous story that is a breathtaking historical feat and a fierce study of the powers of hope, perseverance, and grace.
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Orphans navigate war's chaos, seek salvaged hope.

"Run Me to Earth" by Paul Yoon is an exquisite journey through the agony and resilience in the shadows of war. Yoon's craftsmanship in portraying delicate human connections amidst the violence of 1960s Laos captures a haunting beauty that's hard to find in historical fiction. If you're moved by tales of survival, the intertwining destinies of Yoon's characters will stay with you, making you ponder the depths of human fortitude.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.