Kathmandu, May 3 -- 'Inside Out & Back Again' is an award-winning middle-grade novel, told in a free-verse poetic style, that follows the life of Ha, a little girl, amidst the Vietnam War-a war that disrupted many lives. Author Thanhha Lai creates a story through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl. We feel the destruction of war through the perspective of a child, both innocent and observant. Yet her innocence provides the author with the opportunity to reveal the most intimate details of what it means to be a refugee.

Ha starts her story in Saigon, Vietnam, in a culturally rich family and background, and as a ten-year-old, she appreciates life from all its minor, beautiful points. However, when the War breaks out, Ha's family chooses to le...