Comparing The Book 'Inside Out And Back Again'

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In the book, Inside Out and Back Again, a young ten year old girl named Ha goes through the universal refugee experience.There are people in real life that go through the same thing.Ha was a very stubborn,rebellious, and selfish before having to go to America.She has become more mature since she moved to America.Refugee’s lives twist inside out when they are forced to leave their country do to torture or traumatic events.Then the refugee’s lives will go back again when they learn the language of their new country.
Refugee’s lives twist inside out when they are forced to leave their country do to torture or traumatic events.In the Speach ,Refugee Transitions, it says “Many of us were tortured and imprisioned.” This quote shows that many refugees

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