I also would have preferred to read the story from an older teen's view. This might not be as big a deal to anyone else, but I wanted more dance details :) I wanted to learn more about celestial dancers, the steps. But nothing is the same after the cruel Communist rule of the Khmer Rouge and Nakri can't forget about all that she saw and endured. Once they are finally reunited with their family, they head to Thailand, and from there, America. Nakri despairs of ever seeing her family again, but Teeda keeps her hopes up. Nakri and her family are forced to evacuate the city and eventually Nakri, her brother Boran and Teeda are taken away to a labor camp. All that changes when the Khmer Rouge takes over Phonm Penh. Nakri's mother teaches Nakri and her older sister, Teeda the beautiful classical dances of Cambodia and Teeda aspires to one day dance the highest role, the role of an aspara (celestial dancer). Nakri Sokha and her family live peaceful lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. IQ "As flowers sacred to Buddhism we had always been taught that because the lotus had its roots in the mud, grew trough the murky water, and blossomed in the open air, each lotus was like the human spirit." Nakri pg. The Stone Goddess by Minfong Ho 2003 (First Person Fiction series)
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