Today is Tét,
the first day,
of the lunar calendar.
An edition of Inside Out & Back Again
(2011)
Inside Out & Back Again
by Thanhha Lai
- 50 Ratings
- 638 Want to read
- 39 Currently reading
- 72 Have read
Share
×Close
Vietnam-born author Thanhha Lai bursts onto the literary scene with Inside Out & Back Again-her National Book Award-winning debut. Written in rich, free-verse poems, this moving tale follows a young Vietnamese girl as she leaves her war-torn homeland for America in 1975. With Saigon about to fall to the communists, 10-year-old HA, her mother, and brothers are forced to flee their beloved city and head to the United States. But living in a new country isn't easy for HA, and she finds adapting to its strange customs ever challenging.
source: https://www.recordedbooks.com/title-details/9781464020988
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English Chinese
Subjects
Verse novels, Vietnam War, North Vietnamese Army, Juvenile fiction, stories in verse, people & places, social themes, emigration & immigration, new experience, children's stories, historical juvenile fiction, Poetry, Songs, Verse, Realistic Fiction, fiction, history, novels in verse, historical fiction, refugees, prejudices, bullying, Juvenile Literature, Children's Literature, Juvenile audience, Emigration and immigration, Vietnamese Americans, Immigrants, New York Times bestseller, nyt:chapter_books=2012-01-28, Bullies, Reading Level-Grade 5, Reading Level-Grade 4, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 8, Newbery Honor, Immigration and emigration, Children's fiction, Stories in rhyme, Vietnamese americans, fiction, Emigration and immigration, fiction, Vietnam, fiction, Alabama, fiction, award:Newbery_award, lexile:800, lexile_range:801-900, age:min:9, age:max:12, grade:min:3, grade:max:7Places
United States, Alabama, Vietnam, SaigonShowing 6 featured editions. View all 19 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Inside Out & Back Again
2017, Harper
paperback
in English
- First Paperback Edition (22)
0061962791 9780061962790
|
eeee
|
2
Shi sui na nian: Inside out & back again
2013, Yunnan chu ban ji tuan gong si, Chen guang chu ban she, Chen Guang Chu Ban She
in Chinese
- Di 1 ban
7541452009 9787541452000
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
Inside Out & Back Again
2012-01, Scholastic
Paperback
in English
- First Scholastic Printing
0545447852 9780545447850
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4
Inside Out & Back Again
2012-01, Scholastic
Paperback
in English
- First Scholastic Printing
0545508975 9780545508971
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
5
Inside Out & Back Again
2012-04-01, Recorded Books
Digital Audio
in English
1464020981 9781464020988
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
6
Inside Out & Back Again
2011-01, HarperCollins eBooks
ebook
in English
- EPub edition (1)
0062069721 9780062069726
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Work Description
Inside Out & Back Again is a verse novel by Thanhha Lai. The book was awarded the 2011 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and one of the two Newbery Honors. The novel was based on her first year in the United States, as a ten-year-old girl who spoke no English in 1975.
Excerpts
added by Lisa.
first sentence
Links outside Open Library
Community Reviews (2)
Feedback?
Pace 1
Medium paced
100%
Enjoyability 2
Engaging
66%
Exciting
33%
Clarity 1
Effective explanations
100%
Difficulty 1
Intermediate
100%
Genres 1
Biographical
33%
Memoir
33%
Based on a true story
33%
Mood 1
Angry
14%
Tense
14%
Dark
14%
Sad
14%
Inspiring
14%
Emotional
14%
Fearful
14%
Impressions 1
Underrated
33%
Original
33%
Highly recommend
33%
Content Warnings 1
Trigger warnings
100%
Lists
See All
History
- Created January 3, 2021
- 3 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| January 3, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | Added edition. |
| January 3, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | Added new cover |
| January 3, 2021 | Created by Lisa | Added new book. |