Newbery 2012: the year in words

Thanhha Lai's Inside Out and Back Again received starred reviews in many of the major review publications, was on most of their best of lists for the year, and won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Lai's verse form makes he protagonists' observations tangible...

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Published in:	The Horn Book Magazine 2012-07, Vol.88 (4), p.37
Main Author:	Lindsay, Nina
Format:	Magazinearticle
Language:	eng
Subjects:	2012 AD Achievements and awards Analysis Awards Children's books Criticism and interpretation Fiction Grade 5 Hesse, Karen Literary criticism Literary prizes Newbery medal books Nonfiction Novels United States History Writers
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Summary:	Thanhha Lai's Inside Out and Back Again received starred reviews in many of the major review publications, was on most of their best of lists for the year, and won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Lai's verse form makes he protagonists' observations tangible--small moments given as much attention as the large ones, as in real life--providing an engaging lens for a story that is both specific and universal. Among other things Lindsay discusses the Newbery canon by offering a very short, illustrated novel, one that delivers many layers through its prose and plants ideas that unfurl in the reader's mind long after the narrative has forged its path.
ISSN:	0018-5078 2693-5120