The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
by Thi Bui
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Graphic Novel
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2017
Word Count 17,358
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 193830, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, Vietnamese--Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees
- Vietnamese Americans
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- Refugees--United States--Comic books, strips, etc
- COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Vietnamese Americans--Comic books, strips, etc
- Vietnamese Americans--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees--Biography
- Graphic novels
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
- Cartoons and comics
- Autobiographical comics
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Bui, Thi--Comic books, strips, etc
- Biographies
- United States
- Bui, Thi
- Refugees--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Biography / Autobiography
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, Vietnamese
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- Teaching Graphic Novels
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Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Thi Bui about The Best We Could Do
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Thi Bui
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Thi Bui
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Interview with Thi Bui
Created by Arts Midwest
One City One Book Interview with Thi Bui
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Presentation by Thi Bui
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Thi Bui
Created by NPR
Interview with Thi Bui
Created by The Nerds of Color
Interview with Thi Bui
Created by American Booksellers Association
Interview with Thi Bui
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Interview with Thi Bui
Created by NBC News
Interview with Thi Bui
Created by The Mary Sue
Interview with Thi Bui
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Baynet 2017 Panel Discussion with Thi Bui
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Diamond Bookshelf
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Reading Guide from National Endowment for the Arts Big Read
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Discussion Questions from National Endowment for the Arts Big Read
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Teacher's Guide from Abrams
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Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading narrated by Thi Bui
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Awards & Distinctions 2
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2023
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Graphic Novels Selection, 2017
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