Inside Out and Back Again — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceBrief
- Scary contentBrief
- ReligionSupportingChristian
- Race & cultureCentral
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- Profanity
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama.
For all the ten years of her life, HÀ has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of her very own papaya tree.
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 hope. In America, HÀ discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape . . . and the strength of her very own family.
This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.
Frequently asked questions
Is Inside Out and Back Again appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A boy at school pokes and pulls at Hà and threatens to beat her up, and the war and the family's escape from it form the backdrop. Hà's family flees Saigon as it falls and makes a dangerous crowded sea journey, told in short, gentle verse that the guide rates as very little scary.
Does Inside Out and Back Again have violence?
Found (Brief): A boy at school pokes and pulls at Hà and threatens to beat her up, and the war and the family's escape from it form the backdrop.
Does Inside Out and Back Again have scary content?
Found (Brief): Hà's family flees Saigon as it falls and makes a dangerous crowded sea journey, told in short, gentle verse that the guide rates as very little scary.
Does Inside Out and Back Again have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian): The family becomes Christian in Alabama to be sponsored and accepted, and a church visit is a pivotal moment in the story.
Does Inside Out and Back Again have race & culture?
Found (Central): Hà, a Vietnamese refugee in Alabama, faces suspicion, bullying and ethnic jokes, and the story is built around immigrant identity.
Does Inside Out and Back Again have profanity?
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Does Inside Out and Back Again have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Inside Out and Back Again have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Inside Out and Back Again have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Inside Out and Back Again have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
