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Battle of the books. Inside Out & Back Again By Cherry Leung 2C (27). DMHCSM. Information. Name : Inside Out & Back Again Author : Thanhha Lai Call No : F LAI Pages : 262. Theme.
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Battle of the books Inside Out & Back Again By Cherry Leung 2C (27) DMHCSM
Information Name : Inside Out & Back Again Author : Thanhha Lai Call No : F LAI Pages : 262
Theme This is a moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next. The author wrote in diary format
Summary The story of Há and her family being forced to move to the United States because the Vietnam War had reached their home, and it was no longer safe. They board a navy ship and flee. Upon spending a couple months at a refugee camp, they end up moving to Alabama. There she struggles with learning English and bullies at her new school.
Summary Eventually, she has pushed through those hard times with the help of their next door neighbor – and the support of her family. Há then gets used to living in the U.S and her family celebrates the new year. She prays for good things to happen to her and her family.
Characters Kim Há (the girl) “mother's tail” , because she was always 3 steps from her mother Há Ma (Brother Quang) Há Ya (Brother Vu) (Brother Khoi)
Characters Há 's mother Being very sad after her husband went Há 's father He is a soldier He has peacock tails at the corners of his eyes ~ forever-young eyes He often says tuyet suite ~ right away He died
Background For all the years of Há 's life, she has only known things about Saigon : The thrills of its markets The joy of its traditions The warmth of her friends The beauty of her very own papaya tree But then ...
Background Because of the Vietnam War, her whole family … Feel the coldness of its strangers The dullness of its food The strange shape of its landscape The strength of her very own family
Thinking Há once said … "No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama"
Thinking Although in Alabama, they had a peace life. In Saigon, they had a worried life. However, Há loved the memorable life and the happiness in Saigon.
Comment I think this book is quite touching and this shows the poor of the people whose country lose in the battles I understand the real feelings of the refugees and I hope that there will not be wars again
The End & Thank you
Main Characters Andi Andi is thirteen years old. She is short and has a lot of wishes. She hopes to have her own bedroom. And she hopes to join in the basketball team. But most of all she wishes that her long lost brother, Bernardo could come and live in London.
Main Characters Bernardo A sixteen-year-old boy immigrates to Philipines and separates from his family in England. His village believes that he is inhabited by the spirit of Bernardo Carpio a legendary giant who is said to stop earthquakes because he is now eight foot tall. He is a giant.
Settings The place that Bernardo lived before, Philipines The place that Andi and her family live, London
Summary Andi wishes Bernardo can come to London and live with her for a long time. Then this biggest wish come true and she hopes he'll turn out to be tall and just as mad as she is about basketball. However, when he arrives, he is tall all right. But he is not just tall, he is a GIANT. Besides, she finally can get in the basketball team. Andi is an ace basketball player. Although she is in tiny size, she always has a heart the size of giant. Moreover, Throw a freak of a big brother into the mix and Andi 's life is hell, especially when her parents leave her to mind her brother as they have to take extra shifts at work.
What I have learnt From this book, we can know that Andi gets lots of wishes and they come true. Andi wishes Bernardo can grow tall and he becomes a GIANT. Andi hopes to join the basketball team and she shows her ability of playing basketball. From Andi, I start to bless some important ones in my life. And 'Practice makes perfect' from her experience. Also, Bernardo has the spirit of GIANT, he uses his hands to create miracles.
The Hobbit Author: JRR Tolkien Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books Type of book: Fictional/ Adventure No. of pages: 365
Main Characters • Bilbo Baggins – the hobbit • Gandalf – the wizard who starts the adventure • Thorin – descendent of the king of dwarves and leads the thirteen dwarves to get their land back • Smaug – a dragon who took the dwarves’ land and treasure
comments • It was interesting how Enrold began to like the dwarves. • It can be seen from the book that at some of the dark times, you may be left alone. Bilbo was left to escape from Gollum by himself. • Human nature could be seen, like greed. Bilbo Baggins later on tried to get the treasure from Smaug.
