About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is feeling displaced by family instability or the arrival of a new sibling and needs to know that belonging can be built through one's own resilience. Bai Jian is a young boy in contemporary China navigating a precarious life with his impulsive, single father. When his father drops him at a boarding school to pursue a film career, Bai Jian must navigate the deep loneliness of abandonment while searching for a sense of home and security. This heart-rending story explores themes of self-reliance and the search for family beyond blood ties. It is a poignant, realistic look at emotional maturity that will resonate with any middle grade reader who has ever felt like they were the one 'holding it all together' for their family.
