Inside Out and Back Again — A Young Girl's Journey from Saigon to Alabama
Hà spends the first ten years of her life in Saigon, surrounded by family routines, market life and the small comforts that make a childhood whole. When war reaches her home, she and her family leave for America and a very different world.
Arriving in Alabama, Hà confronts unfamiliar food, colder landscapes and strangers who do not understand her past. The novel traces one year of change as she learns to grieve, adapt, and find strength in family ties.
Written with quiet empathy, the story highlights themes of displacement, identity, and resilience—suitable for middle-grade readers and classroom discussion.
- Themes: immigration, family, grief, cultural adjustment
- Audience: middle-grade, young readers
- Format: hardcover, historical fiction
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