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This “timely and compelling” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel about courage, hope, and resilience follows an Asian American boy fighting to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans’s mom makes the last-minute decision to move him and his siblings back to California, where they think they will be safe. Suddenly, Knox has two days to prepare for an international move—and for leaving his dad, who has to stay for work.
At his new school in California, Knox struggles with being the new kid. His classmates think that because he’s from Asia, he must have brought over the virus. At home, Mom just got fired and is panicking over the loss of health insurance, and Dad doesn’t even know when he’ll see them again, since the flights have been cancelled. And everyone struggles with Knox’s blurting-things-out problem.
As racism skyrockets during COVID-19, Knox tries to stand up to hate, while finding his place in his new country. Can you belong if you’re feared; can you protect if you’re new? And how do you keep a family together when you’re oceans apart? Sometimes when the world is spinning out of control, the best way to get through it is to embrace our own lovable uniqueness.
Book At A Glance
# of Pages: 384
Book Binding: Paperback
Year of Publication: 2023
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: en
ISBN: 9781534488311
Creator Bio
Kelly Yang is a Chinese-American author, speaker, and entrepreneur. She was born in China and immigrated to the United States at the age of six. Growing up, Yang faced many challenges as she navigated the cultural differences and language barriers in a new country. However, she used her experiences as inspiration for her writing and found solace in storytelling. Yang went on to graduate from the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Law School. She is the founder of The Kelly Yang Project, an organization that provides writing and critical thinking classes to children in underserved communities. Yang is also a columnist for the South China Morning Post and her debut novel, Front Desk, was a Newbery Honor Book. She continues to write and advocate for diversity and representation in literature.
