Winner of the OLA Golden Oak Award and finalist for the Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award, the Cybils Award, and the Red Cedar Information Book Award. Honour Book for the Canadian Children’s Literature Roundtables Information Book Award Well reviewed by School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews , and Publishers Weekly Free downloadable classroom reading guide available Includes family and archival photographs; an extensive historical note providing context to the family’s story and the Vietnam War; and a map of the family’s journey The middle-grade nonfiction book Too Young to Escape: A Vietnamese Girl Waits to be Reunited with her Family is a companion book to Adrift at Sea , prompted by children’s questions about the youngest Ho sibling who was left behind with relatives Helps to contextualize the experience of refugees today in a truthful but child-appropriate way Award-winning author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is known for her historical books for children Award-winning illustrator Brian Deines is celebrated for his realistic and sensitive oil paintings