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# Inside Out and Back Again

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Review: A Powerful Story - Inside Out and Back Again is a touching book about a young girl named Hà who has to leave Vietnam and move to the U.S. because of the war. The story is written in short poems, which makes it easy to read but still very emotional. You really feel what Hà is going through—missing her home, learning a new language, and trying to fit in. It's sad at times, but also full of hope and strength. Great for kids and adults. I learned a lot and felt a lot. Highly recommend!
Review: Review from the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants - Let me start by saying I am normally very wary of books on this subject matter. I always assume it's going to be some sort of Joy Luck Club-esque bundle of trials and tribulations that no one is willing to criticize or rate poorly, because how can you criticize another's experience through a cross-cultural situation? Truth be told, these stories can be very redundant. Perhaps not to someone wholly ignorant of that culture, but to someone with my background, they become tiresome quickly. I am also not a fan of poetry. Put all this together and I was absolutely floored when I picked it up, read it, and loved it. This book deserves every award and word of praise. The use of free verse was highly effective. The story was engaging with a good balance of heartache and humor. I gave this book to my mother who also escaped Vietnam with my father that same year. Her English is good, but she can only read comfortably at a middle school level so she was able to follow this book and enjoyed it immensely. Her experience, though different, had a great number of similarities. She loved how it also highlighted the simple beauty of life in Vietnam-- something that is often neglected when remembering this time. This book opened up an opportunity for me to ask more about this dramatic period in my parent's life. Something I had always been afraid to inquire about-- fearing it would bring back bad memories they would rather forget. Instead I was able to re-experience Kim Ha's story, but this time through my mother's eyes. That alone was absolutely priceless. This novel obviously has a special meaning for me, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book to ANYONE. It is a phenomenal piece of writing that can stand on it's own. Oh and for anyone who's interested in hearing more about this topic, there is a TED talk called "My Immigration Story" by Tan Le you might enjoy.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,542 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5 in Children's 1900s American Historical Fiction #27 in Stories in Verse #120 in Children's Classics |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (7,628) |
| Dimensions  | 5.12 x 0.58 x 7.62 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| Grade level  | 3 - 7 |
| ISBN-10  | 0061962791 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0061962790 |
| Item Weight  | 15.2 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 288 pages |
| Publication date  | January 2, 2013 |
| Publisher  | HarperCollins |
| Reading age  | 9 - 12 years, from customers |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Powerful Story
*by S***H on August 21, 2025*

Inside Out and Back Again is a touching book about a young girl named Hà who has to leave Vietnam and move to the U.S. because of the war. The story is written in short poems, which makes it easy to read but still very emotional. You really feel what Hà is going through—missing her home, learning a new language, and trying to fit in. It's sad at times, but also full of hope and strength. Great for kids and adults. I learned a lot and felt a lot. Highly recommend!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review from the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants
*by L***H on July 1, 2012*

Let me start by saying I am normally very wary of books on this subject matter. I always assume it's going to be some sort of Joy Luck Club-esque bundle of trials and tribulations that no one is willing to criticize or rate poorly, because how can you criticize another's experience through a cross-cultural situation? Truth be told, these stories can be very redundant. Perhaps not to someone wholly ignorant of that culture, but to someone with my background, they become tiresome quickly. I am also not a fan of poetry. Put all this together and I was absolutely floored when I picked it up, read it, and loved it. This book deserves every award and word of praise. The use of free verse was highly effective. The story was engaging with a good balance of heartache and humor. I gave this book to my mother who also escaped Vietnam with my father that same year. Her English is good, but she can only read comfortably at a middle school level so she was able to follow this book and enjoyed it immensely. Her experience, though different, had a great number of similarities. She loved how it also highlighted the simple beauty of life in Vietnam-- something that is often neglected when remembering this time. This book opened up an opportunity for me to ask more about this dramatic period in my parent's life. Something I had always been afraid to inquire about-- fearing it would bring back bad memories they would rather forget. Instead I was able to re-experience Kim Ha's story, but this time through my mother's eyes. That alone was absolutely priceless. This novel obviously has a special meaning for me, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book to ANYONE. It is a phenomenal piece of writing that can stand on it's own. Oh and for anyone who's interested in hearing more about this topic, there is a TED talk called "My Immigration Story" by Tan Le you might enjoy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Introducing the Vietnam war to the next generation
*by M***E on September 3, 2017*

The end of the Vietnam War comes alive for young readers in this thoughtful book of prose poetry. Ha, the poet, is a ten year old girl living in Saigon with her mother and three older brothers as 1975 dawns. We follow her heartbreaking, hopeful journey over the course of a year: the war creeps closer, the Communists close in, and Ha and her family are fortunate enough to make it onto a South Vietnamese naval boat turned refugee ship, but they must leave their home - and their tenuous connection to Ha's father, who was captured by the Communists over 8 years ago - behind. Eventually, the family arrives in America. The author, who in truth is telling much of her own personal history in this book, refuses the temptation to tie the book up with happy endings. Instead, we read of the many challenges, especially racist words and actions, that Ha and her family face as they adjust to life in America. At the same time, though, we also learn of the humane and compassionate people who help her family settle in. Most importantly, Ha tells her story in an unflinching voice, revealing a robust range of emotional truths that run the gamut from anger and shame through hope and excitement all the way to bewilderment and frustration as Ha labors to be understood and to understand the world into which she has been thrust. This book is an excellent choice for middle grade students studying America's war history, life as a refugee, the cultural realities of the US in the mid-1970's, or who are learning how to use evocative details and emotional commentary in order to keep a reader engaged. Terrific work!

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