{"product_id":"tilted-sky-yao-emei-9781646143832","title":"Tilted Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e Is it too much to ask for an ordinary, boring life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bai Jian is a typical Chinese boy growing up in a big city. But his life is far from typical: his mother abandoned him when he was a baby, and his father, Hei Jian, is always out of work, always fighting with his long parade of girlfriends, always getting the two of them involved in some harebrained scheme. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The latest idea involves spending every last dime they have putting Bai Jian up in a posh boarding school so that Hei Jian can leave, and pursue his dream of becoming a big-time movie director. All Bai Jian has ever wanted is a warm bed to sleep in, a safe place to return to at the end of the day, enough food to fill his belly...and a family who's not just going to abandon him on a whim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He soon realizes: while he may not have been born into this sort of family, maybe he can find one out there in the world himself? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From author Yao Emei and translator Kelly Zhang comes a heart-rending, emotional middle grade novel about a contemporary boy in China searching for a home - and whose resourcefulness and generous heart carry him through. Readers who fell in love with \u003ci\u003eBecause of Winn-Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGhost\u003c\/i\u003e will discover an inimitable voice in Bai Jian that will stay with them forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eP R A I S E\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Intimate and introspective.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Readers attracted to international novels in translation or stories about resilient, precocious teens who don't get into too much trouble will find lots to like here.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Booklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yao Emei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646143833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646143832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Levine Querido\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 64","brand":"Yao Emei","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44756890255615,"sku":"9781646143832","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c373a92-692f-47b2-8a80-462b7b425ff6.jpg?v=1706594084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tilted-sky-yao-emei-9781646143832","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}