Inside Out and Back Again Thanhha Lai
Publisher: HarperCollins
Insideoutbackagain · Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai. Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Audience: Middle Grade/Tween Genre: Historical Fiction/Novel in Verse Summary: It's 1975 and, as the Vietnam War rages, the fall of Saigon is imminent. For all the ten years of her life, Ha 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. Inside Out & Back Again is the second middle grade verse book I read this year (May B being numero uno), and man do I wish these stories were around when I was in elementary school! Our lives will twist inside out. Children's Book Review: Inside Out & Back Again (Ages 8 and Up). But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Debut author Lai has created a verse novel of fleeing Saigon for the United States. Inside Out.jpg Every New Year brings the war closer and closer to Ha's Saigon home. REVIEW: Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai.