Lila has another recommendation for the age category 8-10! 

This is a book unlike any other, written fully in verse. It is about a girl named Hà who is forced to flee as a refugee while Saigon falls in the Vietnam war. Soon she is made to climb aboard a ship to Alabama where is made to learn English and go to an American school. Will she be able to fit in at school? Will she be able to face the tricky rules of the English language which she must learn? Embark on a heartwarming journey with Thanha Lai's beautifully written Inside Out & Back Again as Hà learns to face the challenges of adapting to different surroundings.