And everyone struggles with Knox’s blurting-things-out problem.Īs racism skyrockets during COVID-19, Knox tries to stand up to hate, while finding his place in his new country. 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. His classmates think that because he’s from Asia, he must have brought over the virus. Suddenly, Knox has two days to prepare for an international move-and for leaving his dad, who has to stay for work.Īt his new school in California, Knox struggles with being the new kid. 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. Meanwhile, straight-A Marco vows on finally winning his father’s approval by earning a spot on the school’s basketball team.īut will their friendship and support for each other be enough to keep the two boys from falling short? Better grades will surely stop Isaac’s parents from arguing all the time. This year, star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. But it won’t change things at home-not without each other’s help. Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. KELLY YANG is the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk, winner of the 2019 Asian Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature, Parachutes, and Three Keys. Front Desk also won the Parents’ Choice Gold Medal, was the 2019 Global Read Aloud, and has earned numerous other honors including being named a best book of the year by Amazon, The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and NPR.
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