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Half spoon of rice

a survival story of the Cambodian genocide
2010
Nine-year-old Nat and his family are forced from their home on April 17, 1975, marched for many days, separated from each other, and forced to work in the rice fields, where Nat concentrates on survival. Includes historical notes and photographs documenting the Cambodian genocide.

The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian genocide

2009
Offers an introduction to the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979, chronicling the events that surrounded the killings and the reasons behind the Khmer Rouge's bloody attacks.

The clay marble

1993
In the late 1970s twelve-year-old Dara joins a refugee camp in war-torn Cambodia and becomes separated from her family.

In the shadow of the banyan

2012
Raami is seven-years-old when the Khmer Rouge regime takes power in Cambodia and over the next four years she fights for survival amid the systematic violence and atrocities that surround her.

Pol Pot

1991
A biography of the prime minister of Cambodia.

Lucky child

a daughter of Cambodia in America reclaims the sister she left behind
2005
Loung Ung recounts her struggles to adapt to life in America after arriving in 1980 as a ten-year-old Cambodian refugee.

Cambodia

2000
Introduces the geography, history, economy, government, culture, food, and people of Cambodia.

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Kissinger, Nixon, and the destruction of Cambodia
1979
An investigative account of the secret war in Cambodia during the Vietnam War, and of the use of power by Nixon and Kissinger in Indo-Chinese foreign policy.

Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin

2006
In the early 1900s, Little Sap, a young girl from the rice fields of Cambodia, wins a coveted place in the royal dance troupe and learns the steps so well that she is noticed by the famous artist Auguste Rodin, who rewards her with a special prize.

Kradji

a child of Cambodia
2005
Provides a description of a young Cambodian boy, Kradji, and includes information about the country, region, and culture he is from, as well as a discussion of the different aspects of his school and family life.

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