• When Clouds Touch Us

When Clouds Touch Us

Author
Publication Date
May 09, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
When Clouds Touch Us

Description

Inspired by the author's own childhood, 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 Việt Nam War.

Hà and her family have 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 starting over is and doesn't want to have to do it again. But sometimes even an unwanted change can bring opportunity, new friends, and a place to call home.

This lyrical and compelling sequel to the National Book Award Medalist and Newbery Honor winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel Inside Out and Back Again follows Hà and her family through another year of upheaval, growth, and love.

Publication date
May 09, 2023
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780063047006
Publisher
HarperCollins
BISAC categories
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV039250 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
JUV016000 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General

Kirkus

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.

ALA/Booklist

Ideal for fans of Linda Sue Park, Jasmine Warga, and Andrea Beatriz Arango.