Inside Out & Back Again.

LAI, Thanhha.

Item Number: 115208

New York: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2001.

First edition of this moving book of verse detailing the story of a young Vietnamese girl who is forced to flee Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Zdenko Basie and Manuel Sumberac. Jacket photograph by Sloane Bosniak.

"In this poignant, funny, and unforgettable novel, Thanhha Lai shares in verse how her family escaped Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. American and Vietnamese characters alike leap to life through the voice and eyes of a ten-year-old girl - a protagonist so strong, loving, and vivid I longed to hand her a wedge of freshly cut papaya. This tenderly told tale transports readers to the time immediately after the Vietnam War and also opens hearts to newcomers displaced by war today" (Mitali Perkins).