Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai is a great historical fiction novel written in verse. The main character, Kim Ha, is a young girl whose tightly knit family struggled through the Vietnam War. The Ha family is forced out of the country they love when Saigon falls and basic essentials run out. Her family leaves Vietnam and hopes for better life in America (Alabama). This book illustrates how hard life can be for refugees while highlighting the culture and customs of Vietnam. The internal and external struggles of Kim offer a compelling lesson for any classroom. Here is an excerpt from the novel:
"No one would believe me
but at times
I would choose
wartime in Saigon
over
peacetime in Alabama."
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