Thanhhà Lai

Inside Out and Back Again (eBook, ePUB)

A Newbery Honor Award Winner

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Inside Out and Back Again is a #1 New York Times bestseller, a Newbery Honor Book, and a winner of the National Book Award!

Inspired by the author's childhood experience as a refugeefleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabamathis coming-of-age debut novel told in verse has been celebrated for its touching child's-eye view of family and immigration.

Hà has only ever known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Hà and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hopetoward America.

This 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. This updated digital edition also includes an interview with the author, an activity you can do with your family, tips on writing poetry, and discussion questions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Altersempfehlung: ab 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062069726
• Artikelnr.: 38005446

Autorenporträt

Thanhhà Lại is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award and Newbery Honorwinning Inside Out and Back Again; the celebrated Listen, Slowly; the teen novel Butterfly Yellow; and the picture book Hundred Years of Happiness. She was born in Việt Nam and now lives in New York.