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Inside Out and Back Again Hardcover - 2011

by Lai, Thanhha

Inspired by the author's own childhood experience of fleeing Vietnam as a refugee and immigrating to Alabama, this tween novel told in verse is sure to capture young readers' hearts and open their eyes.

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Inside Out and Back Again is a #1 New York Times bestseller, a Newbery Honor Book, and a winner of the National Book Award!

Inspired by the author's childhood experience as a refugee--fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabama--this coming-of-age debut novel told in verse has been celebrated for its touching child's-eye view of family and immigration.

For all the ten years of her life, H has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. H and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, H discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food . . . and the strength of her very own family.

This moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing received four starred reviews, including one from Kirkus which proclaimed it "enlightening, poignant, and unexpectedly funny." An author's note explains how and why Thanhha Lai translated her personal experiences into H's story.

From the rear cover

No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama.

For all the ten years of her life, H� has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of her very own papaya tree.

But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. H� and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, H� discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape . . . and the strength of her very own family.

This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.

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  • Title Inside Out and Back Again
  • Author Lai, Thanhha
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 272
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins, NYNY
  • Date 2011-02
  • ISBN 9780061962783
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
    • Geographic Orientation: Alabama
    • Topical: Family

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2011, Page 88
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2012, Page 13
  • BookPage, 03/01/2011, Page 0
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 03/01/2011, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2011, Page 120
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/15/2011, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/31/2011, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/07/2011, Page 40
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2011, Page 164
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2011, Page 29
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