Inside Out & Back Again
by Thanhhà Lại
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2011
Word Count 14,925
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 142622, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Immigrants
- Alabama--History--1951---Fiction
- Vietnamese Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Alabama
- 1951-
- Novels in verse
- Vietnam
- 1971-1980
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Immigrants--Fiction
- History
- Emigration and immigration
- Vietnam--History--1971-1980--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Emigration and immigration--Fiction
- Vietnamese Americans--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- 50 Multicultural Books for Children
- Poetry for Children & Teens
- Refugee Experience
- School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature
- Unpacking Mental Health Issues
- Fifty Best Books for 9 & 10 Year Olds
- Just, Inclusive Society
- Refugees from Asia
- Refugees Middle Grade Books
- SpringBoard, Grade 8 Unit 1
- Power of Peace
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
- Sample: EngageNY
- Sample: FL Paths to College and Career
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
- Sample: SpringBoard
- Sample: EL Education K-8
- #ArmMeWithBooks
- Sample: Springboard
- Biographies for Kids: AAPI Heritage
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Thanhhà Lại about Inside Out & Back Again
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Thanhhà Lại
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Thanhhà Lại “Becoming a Prose Poet”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 15
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Discussion Guide from HarperCollins
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Support Materials from RIF Literacy Central
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Paired Reading Listen and Respond from TeachingBooks
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Lesson Plan from Moving Fictions
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Discussion Guide from Richland Libary
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Discussion Questions from Moving Fictions
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Book Club Activities from Duke Univ. Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP)
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Study Guide from Shmoop
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Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
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Activity Guide from LibrarySparks
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Teacher's Notes from University of Queensland Press
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Study Guide from Loudoun County Public Schools
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Book Readings 3

Video Book Reading narrated by Thanhhà Lại
Created by National Book Foundation

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Thanhhà Lại
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Doan Ly
Created by Recorded Books
Book Trailers 1
Theatre Trailer from Bay Area Children's Theatre
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 12

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2012

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2012

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2011

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Fiction Selection, 2011
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