Today's book 02/20/2014

• Lai, Thanhha. INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN

  Lai, Thanhha. INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN New York : Harper, 2011 IL 3-6, RL 4.8 ISBN 0061962783 Ten year old Ha lives in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Her father is missing in action in North Vietnam. When South Vietnam falls, her mother, brothers and Ha are forced to leave Saigon for the United States on a crowded ship. Ha’s family is adopted by an Alabama man. They struggle to adjust to American food, holidays, school and customs. Using details from the author’s life, this moving story is a year in the life of this family that is told in verse. (Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award nominee, 2014)

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