Article 1

I'm ten years old, and ten years old should be happy, but I read The Year of Ten and know the hardships of some people.

The author of Ten Years Old was written by Lai Qinghe, a Vietnamese-American. This is not so much a book as a collection of poems. Its wonderful format is curious: this is the format of modern poetry. At the age of 10 in Lai Qinghe, he also experienced the same story as the protagonist He in the book.

This is a growth and transformation: the protagonist River is a ten-year-old girl. Her hometown has her familiar life and traditions, her enthusiastic friends and a lesson about papaya tree. But this year, a trip due to the war made her life change dramatically. He and his family were forced to leave their homes and move to the southern United States. However, adapting to the new environment has made the river encounter many difficulties. Finally, he merged into the new world and became smart and confident again.

He experienced many hardships when he was still in his war hometown. At that time, eggs were as expensive as rice, rice was as expensive as gasoline, and gasoline was as expensive as gold. And he was forced to drop out of school.

He and his family left their hometown by boat, and when they were in the rough sea, although there were no lights and no food. You can only take a sip of water when you really need it. But she didn't despair. After spending a month on the boat, she finally reached a safe place.

Although she experienced many difficulties at the age of ten, she was laughed at by her new classmates and lost her father, but she didn't despair or despair. She began to learn to be brave, accept the facts, find ways to solve problems and deal with small disputes with her classmates, instead of always relying on her mother. The river gradually grew into an independent and strong child.

This story tells us that no matter what setbacks you encounter, don't give up hope, because everything will be fine.

Article 2

When I first saw Ten Years Old in the summer vacation, I was deeply attracted by its name. I am just ten years old this year. I live in a happy family without any worries. My parents love me very much, and I have a lovely little brother. The hero of this book is also ten years old. What happened when he was ten? What kind of story happened? With such questions, I walked into this book.

Ten Years Old was written by Lai Qinghe, a Vietnamese-American writer. Weng Shihe, the director of the story, is a 10-year-old girl. She lives in a hometown with various traditional customs. She has warm friends and the papaya tree tree.

When he was ten years old, there was a war in his hometown. River's father was a marine, and he disappeared in the war. Later, Uncle Song, a friend of River's family who followed his father, came to Guam. Thanks to River's brother, the River family had a guarantor, and the whole family came to Alabama. But life here is not very smooth. He is often bullied by others at school. Fortunately, her brother protects her. Through her unremitting efforts, the life of the river gradually improved, and her new neighbors slowly accepted her. Her cuteness and sunshine made her make good friends at school.

Unfortunately, suddenly one day, he's mother got the bad news: he's father died and his mother was very sad. Mom chose to bear the pain alone because she didn't want the children's effective hearts to be hit, but he still knew about dad. She prayed that dad would live happily in a new place and that mom would have more smiles.

After reading this book, I am deeply touched. War is too cruel. A war will take countless fresh lives, destroy beautiful homes and people's happy lives. I am even more moved by the mutual understanding and support among the family members of the river.

I admire the river. After so many twists and turns, she didn't give up, but bravely faced everything and regained her confidence. Each of us will encounter all kinds of difficulties and setbacks in life, and the river is an example for us to learn.