# Books like Inside Out & Back Again

**10** books similar to *Inside Out & Back Again* by Thanhha Lai (Middle Grade Verse Novel / Historical Fiction · 800L · grades 4–8), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** immigration, refugees, resilience, family, displacement
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## Similar books

- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of refugees, family, and displacement and a close reading level (800L vs 800L).
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of immigration, resilience, and family and a close reading level (640L vs 800L).
- [Parachute Kids](https://readinglist.school/book/parachute-kids) by Betty C. Tang _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of immigration, resilience, and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Save Me a Seat](https://readinglist.school/book/save-me-a-seat) by Sarah Weeks _(780L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of immigration and a close reading level (780L vs 800L).
- [Dragonwings](https://readinglist.school/book/dragonwings) by Laurence Yep _(870L · Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of immigration and family and a close reading level (870L vs 800L).
- [Other Words for Home](https://readinglist.school/book/other-words-for-home) by Jasmine Warga _(930L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of immigration and family and a close reading level (930L vs 800L).
- [In the Beautiful Country](https://readinglist.school/book/in-the-beautiful-country) by Jane Kuo _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of immigration, resilience, and family and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of resilience and a close reading level (780L vs 800L).
- [Esperanza Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/esperanza-rising) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(750L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of resilience and a close reading level (750L vs 800L).
- [Out of the Dust](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-the-dust) by Karen Hesse _(740L · Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Verse Novel / Historical Fiction) and a close reading level (740L vs 800L).

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