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Inside Out and Back Again is about a girl named Hà and her family living in Saigon, Vietnam. Her father had disappeared in a war but her, her mother, and brothers weren’t ready to accept the fact her was never coming back. The family soon must leave, for the communists are about to take over in war. The family ends up in Guam, but then relocates to Florida where they live in a tent camp. They are eventually sponsored by a cowboy, and move to Alabama with him where they are given an apartment. The oldest brother and mother work, while the other children attend school. It is hard and most people are mean to them. Their struggles and triumphs are descried, and it ends with the brothers going to college and the family celebrating Tet. This is a middle school aged fiction book, based off of real events. This can be for any race, gender, or ethnicities but would be especially good for migrant students. It can be used in the class to teach acceptance.Lai, T., Shappell, R., Harper., & HarperCollins (Firm). (2011). Inside out & back again. New York: Harper.
This is the story of a year in the life of a 10-year-old girl who flees Vietnam with her mother and brothers in efforts to escape the war. They hope to make a safe and successful life in the United States. Hà and her family travel by boat to America where they struggle to start a life. By the end of the year which is also the end of the book they finally start to have a life together in a war free place.
The book was VERY good it was kind of sad but very meaningful.
I really liked it because the poems in the book calmed me.