When Heaven And Earth Trade Places By Le Ly Hayslip

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There are many incidents in which I had no control of. However, the one in which I felt most miserable was when my grandmother was forced to move to New York. I was in fifth grade at the time when my aunt came down and said she was taking my grandmother with her to provide better care for her. There were no emotions to describe what I was feeling that day. I didn't know what to do, and I had no input in the decision.
Coping with my grandmother's absence was a really big challenge for me. The emotions I was feeling was unbearable. Angry, alone, furious were only a few that I could describe. My experience with my grandmother relates to the novel "When Heaven and Earth Trade Places" by Le Ly Hayslip. Le Ly`s fathers has a huge influence in her

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