When Clouds Touch Us

Thanhhà Lai

May 2023 · Univ. of Queensland Press

About this ebook

The stunning sequel to the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling verse novel Inside Out & Back Again. It's been two years since Hà and her family arrived in Alabama as refugees from the Vi?t Nam War. They've worked hard to make a life for themselves in America, but it hasn't come easy. Hà has only just begun to feel settled when Mother decides that the family will move to Texas for a new job. Hà knows how hard starting over is and doesn't want to do it again. But sometimes even an unwanted change can bring opportunity, new friends and a place to call home. A lyrical and compelling story of upheaval, growth and love.

About the author

Thanhhà Lai is a Vietnamese-American writer of middle-grade and young adult novels. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and daughter. Her dog Pico assists her by stepping directly onto the keys of her computer as she types. Her first novel, Inside Out & Back Again (2011), which won the National Book Award and a Newbery Honor, was partly based on her childhood as a refugee growing up in the southern United States. Other books include Listen, Slowly (2015) and Butterfly Yellow (2019), her YA debut. Hundred Years of Happiness (2022), Thanhhà's first picture book, is out now.