Hà has only ever known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. 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 — toward America.

Inside Out and Back Again is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing.

Written in rich, free-verse poems, this moving tale follows a young Vietnamese girl as she leaves her war-torn homeland for America in 1975. But living in a new country isn’t easy for Hà, and she finds adapting to its strange customs ever challenging.