没有人会相信这些话 但是 有时候 我宁愿选择住在 战争的西贡 而不是 和平的阿拉巴马 在她十岁的生命当中,金河只知道西贡这个地方:市场里的兴奋喧嚣、传统节庆的喜乐、她与好友的温暖情谊……以及她心爱的美丽木瓜树。但是,战火已经逼近家门。随着西贡的陷落,金河和家人被迫逃离家乡,趁夜登船驶向未来。抵达美国阿拉巴马之后,金河发现这是一个完全不同的世界:邻居的冷漠疏离、食物的单调乏味、城市风景的奇特怪异……却也因而激发全家人的生命强度与韧性。 小女孩踏上寻找新家园的旅程,在不长不短的一年里,她走过了变化、梦想、哀伤和疗愈,为自己的生命故事谱出了动人的新乐章。 无论身在何处,永远相信希望! I will admit straight away that I am not a fan of novels writtenin verse. It is all the rage in YA literature right now, and I havebeen studiously avoiding most of them because frankly, I just don'tget it. After reading Inside Out & Back Again I think I ambeginning to see the value in this format because this novel justblew me away. In telling the story of Ha and her flight to Americaafter the fall of Saigon, the author created images so vivid andelicited emotions so powerful that for the first time I think Itruly understood what it must have been like to be on one of thoseboats that I had only before seen in news footage. I don't thinkthis could have been achieved in a standard novel format. In verse, I could see the beauty of Ha's papaya tree and feel herfear of walking into the fourth grade with practically no English.I could see the humor and sadness in the family's efforts to fitinto American life and feel outraged at the problems they faced. Icould also appreciate the wisdom and bravery shown by Ha and hermother as they came to terms with the loss of a father and husbandall the while struggling to fit into a culture that couldn't havebeen more foreign. When Ha finally adopts her mother's advice andbegins to accept things as "not the same, but not bad" it is apowerful and hopeful moment. The author's ability to portray Ha with such depth of feeling iswhat will engage readers. This is a must read both as a means tointroduce an historical period that is given little attention inthis age group and also just because it's a compelling piece offiction.
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