Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Inside Out and Back Again is about a Vietnamese girl named Ha. She lives in Saigon and loves life. She loves the market, her family and her very own papaya tree. But, when war invades Saigon, Ha's family is forced to flee. Her bumpy boat ride is not a good start for Ha in the new land. She will live in the state Alabama. She and her family are forced to fit in, and sometimes that's not always easy. This is a touching story every kid should read.
by Tyler,  fifth grader.

Note: This book won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and was named a Newbery Honor book in 2012.




AR Level 4.8
AR Points 2