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The Texas Center for the Book at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission has chosen Butterfly Yellow<\/em><\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/em>by Thanhh\u00e0 L\u1ea1i as the Texas Great Read for 2020. Every year, the Library of Congress asks each state Center for the Book to select a title that represents the state\u2019s literary landscape to highlight at the National Book Festival. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Texas Center for the Book invites Texans to read Butterfly Yellow<\/em> and to take part in a statewide book club by using the hashtag #TXGreatRead on social media. For more information on the 2020 Texas Great Read program, visit www.tsl.texas.gov\/greatreadtexas<\/a><\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n About the Book<\/strong> <\/p>\n Six years later, H\u1eb1ng has made the brutal journey from Vi\u1ec7t Nam and is now in Texas as a refugee. She doesn\u2019t know how she will find the little brother who was taken from her until she meets LeeRoy, a city boy with big rodeo dreams, who decides to help her.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n H\u1eb1ng is overjoyed when she reunites with Linh. But when she realizes he doesn\u2019t remember her, their family, or Vi\u1ec7t Nam, her heart is crushed. Though the distance between them feels greater than ever, H\u1eb1ng has come so far that she will do anything to bridge the gap.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n About the Author <\/strong> <\/p>\n
\nIn the final days of the Vi\u1ec7t Nam War, H\u1eb1ng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms\u2014and H\u1eb1ng is left behind in the war-torn country.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nThanhh\u00e0 L\u1ea1i <\/strong>is also the #1 New York Times <\/em>bestselling author of Inside Out & Back Again<\/em>, her debut novel in verse, winner of the National Book Award and a Newbery Honor, and Listen, <\/em>honored with inclusion on numerous \u201cbook of the year\u201d lists. L\u1ea1i was born in Vi\u00eat Nam and lives in New York with her family. L\u1ea1i is also the founder of Viet Kids Inc., a non-profit that changes the lives of Vietnamese students through the purchase of bicycles, tuition, uniforms, and rice. For information about L\u1ea1i and her work, visit www.thanhhalai.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n