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    <title>A Boat to Nowhere Group at eNotes</title>
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        <title><![CDATA[How would you describe the remote village where Mai and the other...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/how-would-you-describe-remote-village-where-mai-78727</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How would you describe the remote village where Mai and the other families live in?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:43:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hmmmmm, . . . you have to be careful about labeling A Boat to Nowhere...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hmmmmm, . . . you have to be careful about labeling A Boat to Nowhere for a "specific" war.  It is truly a book about the tragedies within "any" war, which is the author's point.  Still, some critics insist that the novel is truly about the Vietnam War.  That being said, I believe that you could prove it either way.  However, it is true that Maureen Crane Wartski is an expert on Southeast Asia, that she experienced the Japanese-American...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:27:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does anyone know the name of the war referred to in "A Boat To Nowhere"?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/does-anyone-know-name-war-that-takes-place-book-71925</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Does anyone know the name of the war referred to in "A Boat To Nowhere"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:54:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Although &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot; is fiction, it is based upon...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/quot-boat-nowhere-quot-fiction-38121</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Although &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot; is fiction, it is based upon events that really happened to many Vietnamese refugees during the immediate aftermath of the Vietnam War.  The author, Maureen Crane Wartski, lived in Southeast Asia during the time American involvement in the was was building, and because of this and other factors, she developed a sense of empathy and continuing interest in what happened to the people of that area.  Enotes...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:05:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hong is the wife of Big Tam, the village fisherman and owner of the the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/who-hong-54283</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Hong is the wife of Big Tam, the village fisherman and owner of the the only boat in the community, the Sea Breeze.  Hong is a huge presence, both physically and by virtue of her personality.  She is described as having &quot;huge hands&quot;, and Kien insolently calls her &quot;fat Auntie&quot; (Chapter 1), and &quot;fat one&quot;.  Hong is kind of a mother-figure in the village.  When Mai and Loc were brought to the community by their...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:48:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who is Hong in &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot;?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/who-hong-54283</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Who is Hong in &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:26:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot; fiction?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/quot-boat-nowhere-quot-fiction-38121</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Is &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot; fiction?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:28:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/what-plot-summary-quot-boat-nowhere-quot-28257</link>
        <description><![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the link below and thank you for using eNotes!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 2 Aug 2008 07:57:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the summary of &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot;?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/what-plot-summary-quot-boat-nowhere-quot-28257</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the summary of &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 2 Aug 2008 00:18:00 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yes, Loc and Mai's parents were killed in the war, or, to be more...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes, Loc and Mai's parents were killed in the war, or, to be more specific, their deaths were the direct result of conditions created by the war.Although their deaths were not combat-related, &quot;Grandfather said that the war had killed both Father and Mama&quot;.  Previously, the family had lived in the city where Father was a doctor, in &quot;a big home with flowers in the garden&quot;.  Then, with the advent of the war, Father &quot;had...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:30:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot;, were Loc and Mai's parents killed in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot;, were Loc and Mai's parents killed in the war?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 20:47:30 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thay Van Chi is the head of his village in Vietnam who treasures his...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thay Van Chi is the head of his village in Vietnam who treasures his culture's traditions. He's an elderly man who is targeted by the New Government because he is a leader and a scholar. When he realizes he must leave, one of the few things he takes with him is a bag of soil from his village. It's natural that Thay Van Chi becomes the leader on the boat, especially since he had sailed as a young man. Due to the hardships they must face, Thay...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:06:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How would you describe the main characters in &quot;A Boat to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How would you describe the main characters in &quot;A Boat to Nowhere?&quot;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:17:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Genre refers to the category into which a book can be classified.  This...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/what-genre-boat-nowhere-26759</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Genre refers to the category into which a book can be classified.  This book would first be listed as &quot;young adult literature&quot;.  The reading level is for later grade school readers, such as 6th grade.  Although there might be some disagreement about this heading, the book can also be classified as historical fiction.  Although it does not dramatize a particular event, the novel does pay particular attention to the accuracy of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Jul 2008 01:06:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the genre of &quot;A Boat to Nowhere?&quot;]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/what-genre-boat-nowhere-26759</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the genre of &quot;A Boat to Nowhere?&quot;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:03:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The village in Vietnam where Mai and her brother Loc live has been...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The village in Vietnam where Mai and her brother Loc live has been untouched by both the war and the new governement because of its remoteness.  That changes soon after the  street-wise orphan Kien finds his way there, bringing news of the state of the country after the Americans have left.  It is only a matter of time before officials arrive, burning books and demanding that the settlement of six families hand over half of their goods for...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2008 07:59:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Boat to Nowhere begins in a small, remote Vietnamese village on the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/when-did-stort-take-place-year-season-time-year-14945</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Boat to Nowhere begins in a small, remote Vietnamese village on the Gulf of Siam, about 200 miles south of Saigon, which is currently called Ho Chi Minh City.  The latter half of the story takes place on the waters of the Gulf of Siam and the South China Sea, which separates Vietnam from Thailand and Malaysia.Although the time frame is not specifically stated, the narrative appears to take place in the years after the American withdrawal...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:17:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Where and when did A Boat to Nowhere take place? ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Where and when did A Boat to Nowhere take place? ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:30:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the plot or summary, of &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot;?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/boat-nowhere/q-and-a/what-plot-boat-nowhere-summary-984</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the plot or summary, of &quot;A Boat to Nowhere&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:42:56 PST</pubDate>
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