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Hà has only ever 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. Hà and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope—toward America.
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 Hà's story. This updated digital edition also includes an interview with the author, an activity you can do with your family, tips on writing poetry, and discussion questions.
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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, Novels in verse, Fiction, History, award:Newbery_award, lexile:800, lexile_range:801-900, age:min:9, age:max:12, grade:min:3, grade:max:7Places
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Inside Out & Back Again
2017, Harper
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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
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Inside Out & Back Again
2012-01, Scholastic
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Inside Out & Back Again
2012-01, Scholastic
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Inside Out & Back Again
2011-01, HarperCollins eBooks
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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.
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