{"product_id":"family-style","title":"Family Style","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist\u003cbr\u003eEisner Award Winner for Best Graphic Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Books of 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in America, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best We Could Do\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a new meaning. Strawberries come to signify struggle as Thien's mom and dad look for work. Potato chips are an indulgence that bring Thien so much joy that they become a necessity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBehind every cut of steak and inside every croissant lies a story. And for Thien Pham, that story is about a search--for belonging, for happiness, for the American dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs past and present intertwine, \u003ci\u003eFamily Style\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a meditation on: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- cultural identity and diaspora experience \u003cbr\u003e- family memory and inherited history \u003cbr\u003e- war, migration, and survival \u003cbr\u003e- food as a vessel for storytelling and connection \u003cbr\u003e- and the search for belonging across generations","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53018011763008,"sku":"9781250809711","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53018011795776,"sku":"9781250809728","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3648\/files\/imageloader_d0042363-8d4f-47a0-bf16-75de471b1ee5.jpg?v=1786547011","url":"https:\/\/silverstreetbooks.com\/products\/family-style","provider":"silverstreetbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}