Full Product Details
Author: Jamie Jo Hoang
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Crown Books for Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 14.30cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 21.70cm
Weight: 0.425kg
ISBN: 9780593643013
ISBN 10: 0593643011
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 23 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
★ ""This story is a triumph of endurance, family, magical realism, and forgiveness."" —School Library Journal, starred review ""A haunting, compassionate tribute to the children of war."" —Kirkus Reviews ""Hoang’s dramatic coming-of-age novel is an intense exploration of grief, loss, and multigenerational trauma that ultimately leads to understanding, forgiveness, and even love."" —The Horn Book ""A haunting and beautiful reminder of the continual mending of the wounds from wars long past."" —Kim Johnson, author of This Is My America ""Jamie Jo Hoang tells an achingly tender story that explores healing and trauma, asking what role our memories play in the fabric of family."" —Olivia A. Cole, author of Ariel Crashes a Train ""This book will make you question the people and world you thought you knew while showing you a more complex and compassionate reality. You will be changed forever."" —Joanna Ho, New York Times bestselling author ""An emotionally gripping, gorgeously-written, and page-turning story. It is honestly a gem."" —Jennifer De Leon, author of Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From ""Stunning! Brilliant! Profoundly beautiful!"" —Ellen Oh, author of The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee
""A haunting and beautiful reminder of the continual mending of the wounds from wars long past."" —Kim Johnson, author of This Is My America ""Jamie Jo Hoang tells an achingly tender story that explores healing and trauma, asking what role our memories play in the fabric of family."" —Olivia A. Cole, author of Ariel Crashes a Train ""This book will make you question the people and world you thought you knew while showing you a more complex and compassionate reality. You will be changed forever."" —Joanna Ho, New York Times bestselling author ""An emotionally gripping, gorgeously-written, and page-turning story. It is honestly a gem."" —Jennifer De Leon, author of Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From ""Stunning! Brilliant! Profoundly beautiful!"" —Ellen Oh, author of The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee ""A haunting, compassionate tribute to the children of war."" —Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Jamie Jo Hoang is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees. She grew up in Orange County, CA—not the rich part—and worked as a docuseries producer before shifting to writing full-time. Her debut young adult novel, My Father, The Panda Killer, was named one of NPR's Books We Love and received an Honorable Mention from the Freeman Book Awards. Hoang is also the author of the award-winning adult novel Blue Sun, Yellow Sky, which was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews and won a silver medal at the Independent Publishers Awards. Her work has been published in TIME, SALON, and Tiny Buddha. When she's not writing, Hoang loves to take long walks, travel, and scuba dive. She lives in house covered in Post-It Notes with her husband and son.
