{"product_id":"inside-out-and-back-again-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-hardcover","title":"Inside Out and Back Again: A Newbery Honor Award Winner - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThanhhà Lai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInside Out and Back Again\u003c\/em\u003e is a #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, a Newbery Honor Book, and a winner of the National Book Award!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by the author's childhood experience as a refugee--fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabama--this coming-of-age debut novel told in verse has been celebrated for its touching child's-eye view of family and immigration.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all the ten years of her life, Hà has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. 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In America, Hà discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food . . . and the strength of her very own family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all the ten years of her life, Hà has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now the Vietnam War has reached her home. 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Hà and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. 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