The Clay Marble

The protagonists in the clay marble are two cambodian girls.

The clay marble. If they want to eat they are going to have to go there. As most of the books that fall under the title of children s literature do it depicts quite a mature image with meaningful themes hiding behind the innocence of a child s book. This novel for young adults is set during the mid 1970s in cambodia during a period when the country was ruled by the khmer rouge a communist dictatorship. It is set in war torn cambodia after the fall of the khmer rouge in the early 1980s.

4 hrs and 31 mins 4 out of 5 stars 4 2 49 ratings free with 30 day trial 14 95 month after 30 days. It also shows how brave a girl can be and all the effects and sufferings of the war. The story of the clay marble by minfong ho takes place in cambodia during the late 1970 s. Dara who is twelve and jantu who is thirteen.

A communist group called the khmer rouge took control of the country and treated the people with great brutality. Both the girls and their families are caught in the middle of the war fare that is ravaging their country. In minfong ho s the clay marble the life of a little girl as a cambodian refugee is all too real. Buy for 17 49 in cart.

Dara s family hears there is food in the refugee camps near the border and they truly don t have a choice. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on the clay marble. The clay marble although directed towards younger audiences expresses a message about war loss and friendship beautifully in it s simplicity. The clay marble is a 1991 children s novel by minfong ho.

And related readings by minfong ho. What is best about the clay marble is that one of the three main characters is a male. The clay marble by minfong ho unknown edition in the late 1970s twelve year old dara joins a refugee camp in war torn cambodia and becomes separated from her family.