“Y'all have a song?' H nods. 'Bất-tơ-phơ-lai de-lồ.' 'Butterfly yellow? You mean yellow butterfly.' H starts to explain but pulls out her notebook. The most prepared notetaker on earth. Bướm = butterfly, vàng = yellow.” SongYoung AdultImmigrantsTexasHistorical FictionYellowButterflyRefugeesVietnameseLanguage Learning Book:Butterfly Yellow Source: Butterfly Yellow
“Should 'sleep' be plural? No, sleep is an idea, like love, no s. So many decisions in a single simple sentence. Exhausting, this elaborate dance of words.” LoveSleepYoung AdultImmigrantsHistorical FictionEnglishRefugeesVietnameseLanguage LearningLanguages Book:Butterfly Yellow Source: Butterfly Yellow
