Inside Out And Back Again Book Report

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Have you ever felt like your life is inside out? In the book “Inside Out & Back Again” written by ThanhHa Lai, we read about a 10 years-old girl who experiences war and how her life has turned inside out. She and her family are one of the refugees who have to flee their home because of war, every refugee has to adapt to the new culture, the language, and the food while fleeing their home. Once the refugees found their new home they have to learn a new culture and meet new people. Most refugee's life has turned inside out and back again because when the war started they have to left everything to be able to save their own lives, every refugee has to start a new life in a different country. Like Ha’s family, refugees struggle to learn a new culture and new language while they live in a different country. After many struggles, refugees life will turn back again once they developed their new culture, food, and language. Ha’s life is related to universal refugee experience because she and her family experience the same thing like other refugees do. Ha’s family had to move to Alabama to start a new life after fleeing their home, they had to adapt to a new language, meeting new people, learning a new culture, and even eating new food.

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