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Last Airliftis the true story of the last Canadian airlift operation that left Saigon and arrived in Toronto on April 13, 1975. Son Thi Anh Tuyet was one of 57 babies and children on that flight. Based on personal interviews and enhanced with archive photos, Tuyet's story of the Saigon orphanage and her flight to Canada is an emotional and suspenseful journey brought to life by award-winning children's author, Marsha Skrypuch.

AboutLast Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War

2013 Red Cedar Information Book Award Winner

2013 Ontario Library Association Red Maple Nonfiction Award runner-up

2013 Cybils Award shortlist

2013 Cooperative Children's Book Centre Award shortlist

2012 Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award shortlist

2012 Hamilton Literary Children's and Young Adult Award shortlist

2018The Booklist Reader The Refugee Experience for Children and Young Adults selection

2013 Bank Street Best Book selection

2012 Ontario Library Association Best Bets selection

2012Resource Links The Year's Best selection

Immediate and compelling, this moving refugee story deserves a wide audience. Kirkus Reviews

An excellent first step on the ladder that leads to such fine immigrant tales as Thanhha Lai'sInside Out & Back Again. Horn Book Magazine

The author tells Tuyet's story with respect and dignity, introducing readers to a brave girl caught up in the turbulent times of her country, her fears of leaving what she knew, and the joy of finding a new life. School Library Journal

Tuyet's remarkable true story recounts the heroic rescue on a plane bigger than her orphanage, with babies hurriedly placed in cardboard boxes and anl6