| | 4,334 (4,584) | 563 | 4,967 |  (4.31) | 0 | 0 | Thanhha Lai was born in 1965 in Vietnam. She is an American writer of children's literature. At the Fall of Saigon April 30, 1975, her soldier father was missing in action. Mother and children fled to the United States and moved to Montgomery,Alabama, because one man there was willing to sponsor all ten of them. Before high school, the family had moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Lai graduated from University of Texas, Austin with a degree in journalism and from 1988 worked about two years for the Orange County, California newspaper The Register, covering Little Saigon, the local Vietnamese community. She earned a Master of Fine Arts from New York University and settled in New York City, where she teaches at Parsons The New School for Design. In 2011, she won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and a Newbery Honor for her debut novel, Inside Out & Back Again, published by HarperCollins. It is a verse novel based on her first year in the United States, a ten-year-old child who spoke no English when she arrived. In 2013 this novel made The New York Times best seller list. 030 (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Inside Out and Back Again … (more) |
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Thanhha Lai has 3 past events. (show) Thanhha Lai Thanhha LaiWelcome Thanhha Lai, author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winner, Inside Out & Back Again. She’s here to discuss her new young adult novel, Listen Slowly. A young girl travels to Vietnam to learn about her own family history, particularly the path taken by her grandfather during the Vietnam War. • This is an in-store event. To receive a number for the signing line purchase Inside Out & Back Again from Anderson's Bookshop. TUESDAY, MARCH 3 at 7:00 PM Anderson's Bookshop Naperville | 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville
Location: Street: Anderson's Bookshop Naperville Additional: 123 W Jefferson Ave City: Naperville, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60540 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)  Thanhhà Lại - "Listen, Slowly" Warwick's, Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 6:30pm Warwick's and the La Jolla Library are proud to host host New York Times bestselling author Thanhhà Lại on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 6:30pm to present her thought-provoking coming-of-age new book, Listen, Slowly. This event will be at the La Jolla Riford Library, 7555 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037. Thanhhà Lại is the bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning and Newbery Honor Book Inside Out & Back Again. This event is free and open to the public. Only books purchased from Warwick's will be signed. Please call the Warwick's Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details. This remarkable novel from Thanhhà Lại follows a young girl as she learns the true meaning of family.
A California girl born and raised, Mai can't wait to spend her vacation at the beach. Instead, though, she has to travel to Vietnam with her grandmother, who is going back to find out what really happened to her husband during the Vietnam War. Mai's parents think this trip will be a great opportunity for their out-of-touch daughter to learn more about her culture. But to Mai, those are their roots, not her own. Vietnam is hot, smelly, and the last place she wants to be. Besides barely speaking the language, she doesn't know the geography, the local customs, or even her distant relatives. To survive her trip, Mai must find a balance between her two completely different worlds.
Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Linda Sue Park, Listen, Slowly is an irresistibly charming and emotionally poignant tale about a girl who discovers that home and culture, family and friends, can all mean different things.
Location: Street: 7555 Draper Avenue City: La Jolla, Province: California Postal Code: 92037 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Great Reads for Girls Description: For Girls ages 8-12 with Mom or other caring adult. Join us for lively discussions, activities and fun! This month's Great Reads is: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha LaiA moving story of ten-year-old Ha’s year of change, dreams, grief and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.
Location: South Jordan Library Meeting Room
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