When Clouds Touch Us
$18.99 USD
hardcover
Inspired by the author’s experience, this stunning novel in verse, sequel to the award-winning #1 bestseller Inside Out and Back Again, picks up two years after Hà and her family arrive in Alabama as refugees from the Vietnam War, and Newbery Honor author Rajani LaRocca said "is a gorgeous book about upheaval, the strength of family, and fiercely reaching for the future."
Two years ago, Hà and her family arrived in Alabama as refugees from the Vietnam War. They’ve worked hard to make a life for themselves in the US, but it hasn’t come easy. Hà has only just started to feel settled when Mother decides that the family will move to Texas for a new job. Hà knows how hard it is to start over and doesn’t want to have to do it again. But sometimes even an unwanted change can bring a good opportunity.
This lyrical and compelling sequel to the National Book Award Medalist and Newbery Honor winning and #1 New York Times bestselling novel Inside Out and Back Again follows Hà and her family through another year of upheaval, growth, and love.
Thanhhà Lại is the #1 bestselling author of Inside Out and Back Again, winner of the National Book Award and a Newbery Honor; the acclaimed Listen, Slowly; the award-winning Butterfly Yellow; and the gorgeous Hundred Years of Happiness. Born in Việt Nam, she now lives in New York
"When Clouds Touch Us is a gorgeous book about upheaval, the strength of family, and fiercely reaching for the future." -Rajani LaRocca, Newbery Honor-winning author of Red, White, and Whole "A frank and beautiful continuation of Hà’s story that is also accessible to readers meeting her for the first time and a strong depiction of both the struggles of refugees and the resilience and love one girl finds within herself." -Kirkus Reviews "Lại captures Hà’s attempts at acclimation while still yearning for what has been lost. This memoiresque novel captures experiences that refugees in many times and places face: the sense of longing, the confusion, and the family dynamics that shift and change. Readers with older siblings, who support their family in little ways, and those who have struggled with being the “only one” in a classroom will slip easily into Lai’s world.... Ideal for fans of Linda Sue Park, Jasmine Warga, and Andrea Beatriz Arango." -Booklist
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