<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for Bidania, V T]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for Bidania, V T]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/sppl/rss/search?query=Bidania%2C%20V%20T&amp;searchType=author&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:41:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[A Year Without Home]]></title><description><![CDATA["For eleven-year-old Gao Sheng, home is the lush, humid jungles and highlands of Laos. Home is where she can roll down the grassy hill with her younger siblings after her chores, walk to school, and pick ripe peaches from her family's trees. But home becomes impossible to hold onto when the communist government takes over after U.S. troops pull out of the Vietnam War. The communists will be searching for any American allies, like Gao Sheng's father, a Hmong captain in the Lao Army who fought alongside the Americans against the Vietnamese. If he's caught, he'll be killed. As the adults frantically make plans - contacting family, preparing a route, and bundling up their silver and gold, Gao Sheng wonders if she will ever return to her beloved Laos and what's to become of her family now. Gao Sheng only knows that a good daughter doesn't ask questions or complain. A good daughter doesn't let her family down. Even though sometimes, she wishes she could be just a kid rolling down a grassy hill again. On foot, by taxi and finally in a canoe, Gao Sheng and her family make haste from the mountains to the capitol Vientiane and across the rushing Mekong River, to finally arrive at an overcrowded refugee camp in Thailand. As a year passes at the camp, Gao Sheng discovers how to rebuild home no matter where she is and finally find her voice. Inspired by author V.T. Bidania's family history, A Year Without Home illuminates the long, difficult journey that many Hmong refugees faced after the Vietnam War." -- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2942797</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2942797</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V. 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Will his creative solution save the day or cost him his chance?]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2776772</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2776772</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V. T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2776772138</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781666337440/MC.GIF&amp;client=sntpapl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1296420298</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrid & Apollo in Concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Astrid and Apollo practice for their duet in the third-grade recorder concert they become increasingly frustrated with their little sister Eliana, who keeps getting in the way, but when events leading up to the concert do not go as planned the twins realize just how much Eliana feels left out. Includes facts about the Hmong.]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2630746</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2630746</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V. T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2630746138</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781663908711/MC.GIF&amp;client=sntpapl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1236192275</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrid Thiab Apollo Thiab Qhov Kev Poob Ntawm Kev Nuv Ntses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hmong-American twins Astrid and Apollo are on their very first fishing trip, but while Astrid catches three fine fish, Apollo's line keeps snagging on non-fish things, and when a summer storm brings the trip to a sudden end Apollo admits he is disappointed with the experience--until he gets a look at the funny pictures their dad has taken.]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2959357</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2959357</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[hmn]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V. T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2959357138</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle/><language>hmn</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798875331299/MC.GIF&amp;client=sntpapl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1611205284</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrid & Apollo and the Ice Fishing Adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo and their father are excited to start their relaxing ice fishing expedition, but freezing Mom is worried things could go wrong, which they do--sort of.]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2776770</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2776770</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V. 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Then he discovers that another student wants to report on the very same book! Their teacher said the reports should be "original," as much. Astrid helps with the hunt, but none seem as good as his favorite. Then inspiration strikes, and Apollo realizes that there's more than one way to be original!]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2776702</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2776702</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V. 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T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2549717138</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781515861232/MC.GIF&amp;client=sntpapl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1133662372</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrid & Apollo and the Happy New Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astrid and Apollo are attending the Hmong New Year festival (which is held at a big arena in St. Paul or Minneapolis in November or December), but in the crowded arena they are soon separated from their parents and younger sister, and between rescuing a little lost boy, and getting mistaken for a pair of famous child singers, the festival turns into quite an adventure for the twins.]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2549718</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2549718</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V. T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2549718138</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781515861256/MC.GIF&amp;client=sntpapl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=1133663375</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Year Without Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A poignant novel in verse about a Hmong girl losing and finding home in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. For fans of Jasmine Warga and Veera Hiranandani. "As gripping as it is informative and as beautiful as it is heartbreaking, A Year Without Home does what all great books do: spark curiosity, ignite compassion, and leave its readers changed for the better. The young people who read V.T. Bidania's story will feel energized and empowered to make their future kinder, more peaceful, and more just than either the past or our present." &mdash; Jarrett Lerner, award-winning author-illustrator of A Work in Progress For eleven-year-old Gao Sheng, home is the lush, humid jungles and highlands of Laos. Home is where she can roll down the grassy hill with her younger siblings after her chores, walk to school, and pick ripe peaches from her family&rsquo;s trees. But home becomes impossible to hold onto when the communist government takes over after&nbsp;U.S. troops pull out of the Vietnam War. The communists will be searching for any American allies, like Gao Sheng&rsquo;s father, a Hmong captain in the Lao Army who fought alongside the Americans against the Vietnamese. If he&rsquo;s caught, he&rsquo;ll be killed. As the adults frantically make plans &ndash; contacting family, preparing a route, and bundling up their silver and gold, Gao Sheng wonders if she will ever return to her beloved Laos and what&rsquo;s to become of her family now. Gao Sheng only knows that a good daughter doesn&rsquo;t ask questions or complain. A good daughter doesn&rsquo;t let her family down. Even though sometimes, she wishes she could be just a kid rolling down a grassy hill again. On foot, by taxi and finally in a canoe, Gao Sheng and her family make haste from the mountains to the capitol Vientiane and across the rushing Mekong River, to finally arrive at an overcrowded refugee camp in Thailand. As a year passes at the camp, Gao Sheng discovers how to rebuild home no matter where she is and finally find her voice. Inspired by author V.T. Bidania&rsquo;s family history, A Year Without Home illuminates the long, difficult journey that many Hmong refugees faced after the Vietnam War.]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2944300</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2944300</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V. T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2944300138</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217080991/MC.GIF&amp;client=sntpapl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Year Without Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A poignant novel in verse about a Hmong girl losing and finding home in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. For fans of Jasmine Warga and Veera Hiranandani. "As gripping as it is informative and as beautiful as it is heartbreaking, A Year Without Home does what all great books do: spark curiosity, ignite compassion, and leave its readers changed for the better. The young people who read V.T. Bidania's story will feel energized and empowered to make their future kinder, more peaceful, and more just than either the past or our present." &mdash; Jarrett Lerner, award-winning author-illustrator of A Work in Progress For eleven-year-old Gao Sheng, home is the lush, humid jungles and highlands of Laos. Home is where she can roll down the grassy hill with her younger siblings after her chores, walk to school, and pick ripe peaches from her family&rsquo;s trees. But home becomes impossible to hold onto when the communist government takes over after&nbsp;U.S. troops pull out of the Vietnam War. The communists will be searching for any American allies, like Gao Sheng&rsquo;s father, a Hmong captain in the Lao Army who fought alongside the Americans against the Vietnamese. If he&rsquo;s caught, he&rsquo;ll be killed. As the adults frantically make plans &ndash; contacting family, preparing a route, and bundling up their silver and gold, Gao Sheng wonders if she will ever return to her beloved Laos and what&rsquo;s to become of her family now. Gao Sheng only knows that a good daughter doesn&rsquo;t ask questions or complain. A good daughter doesn&rsquo;t let her family down. Even though sometimes, she wishes she could be just a kid rolling down a grassy hill again. On foot, by taxi and finally in a canoe, Gao Sheng and her family make haste from the mountains to the capitol Vientiane and across the rushing Mekong River, to finally arrive at an overcrowded refugee camp in Thailand. As a year passes at the camp, Gao Sheng discovers how to rebuild home no matter where she is and finally find her voice. Inspired by author V.T. Bidania&rsquo;s family history, A Year Without Home illuminates the long, difficult journey that many Hmong refugees faced after the Vietnam War.]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2944182</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2944182</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V. T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2944182138</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593697214/MC.GIF&amp;client=sntpapl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrid and Apollo and the Fishing Flop]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the twins' first time fishing. Astrid and Apollo can't wait to ride on their Uncle Lue's fast boat and get goofy pictures with all the fish they catch. But Apollo keeps catching things that are not fish! When a storm brings them to shore, Apollo starts to feel like he's a fishing failure. Can the twins turn the day around and help Apollo find the fun in fishing?]]></description><link>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2847450</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S138C2847450</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidania, V.T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://sppl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2847450138</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item></channel></rss>