An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!
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.