InsideOutandBackAgainisa#1NewYorkTimesbestseller,aNewberyHonorBook,andawinneroftheNationalBookAward!Inspiredbytheauthor’schildhoodexperienceasarefugee--fleeingVietnamaftertheFallofSaigonandimmigratingtoAlabama--thiscoming-of-agedebutnoveltoldinversehasbeencelebratedforitstouchingchild’s-eyeviewoffamilyandimmigration.H?hasonlyeverknownSaigon:thethrillsofitsmarkets,thejoyofitstraditions,andthewarmthofherfriendscloseby.ButnowtheVietnamWarhasreachedherhome.H?andherfamilyareforcedtofleeasSaigonfalls,andtheyboardashipheadedtowardhope--towardAmerica.Thismovingstoryofonegirl’syearofchange,dreams,grief,andhealingreceivedfourstarredreviews,includingonefromKirkuswhichproclaimedit“enlightening,poignant,andunexpectedlyfunny.“Anauthor’snoteexplainshowandwhyThanhh?LạitranslatedherpersonalexperiencesintoH?’sstory.Thispaperbackeditionalsoincludesaninterviewwiththeauthor,anactivityyoucandowithyourfamily,tipsonwritingpoetry,anddiscussionquestions.
