Families who loved Tilted Sky by Yao Emei often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
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.