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Thanhhà Lai

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About Thanhhà Lai

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 first novel, Inside Out & Back Again (2011), won the National Book Award and a Newbery Honor, and was a New York Times bestseller. 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.

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International Friendship Month

End #InternationalFriendshipMonth by reading Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lai. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

12 days ago

International Friendship Month

End #InternationalFriendshipMonth by reading Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lai. Published by Puffin Classics.

12 days ago

International Mother Langugage Day

Yesterday was #motherlanguageday get the kids interested in language with Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lai. From Penguin Random House Children's UK.

18 days ago

International Mother Langugage Day

Yesterday was #motherlanguageday get the kids interested in language with Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lai. From Puffin Classics.

18 days ago

Make A Friend Day

A story all about friendship and friends. Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lai from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

29 days ago

Make A Friend Day

Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lai from Puffin Classics is the perfect friendship story.

29 days ago

Armistice Day

Discover Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lai. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

4 months ago

Armistice Day

Why not try Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lai. Published by Puffin Classics.

4 months ago

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