Inside Out & Back Again Hardcover – 22 Feb. 2011

This was a very interesting read. Told completely through verse, it tells such a complete story that I was very impressed and surprised at how much I enjoyed it.This book tells the story of Ha, a little girl, who found herself immigrating to the United States with her family after the fall of Saigon. It is a story about holding on to your past, your home, your family, and struggling to move forward into the future.It is a story that tells the difficult journey of leaving a place you are so attached with to finding a new home in Alabama, learning a new language, making new friends, eating food you are not familiar with and having a new life.It was very heartfelt and very profound, and the fact that it is based on the author's experiences makes it all the more real. I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to.

Written by Felix, age 10I like how this book has a great storyline, though it is in written in the style of lots of different poems. It also fits in with the lessons I am learning about in class. I am learning about WWII and discrimination so it’s great to learn about the effects of another war too.

One of the most beautiful verse novels I have ever read. I lent this to one of my form tutees and honestly, for once, she could see a part of herself in something- a big win for both poetry and representation.

Bought for my daughter's homeschooling English project. Interesting book

Beautifully written and devoured in 3 hours. Can’t wait to read it again. Might make you cry.

I enjoyed this book it was a short but very good read

A beautiful and evocative book.

love this book so good