Claire Wang is sent from Shanghai to study in California, living with Dani De La Cruz, a Filipino-American teen navigating a very different kind of struggle. As Claire confronts the weight of privilege and Dani faces injustice, their lives collide in a powerful story of friendship, identity, and resilience.
Bold, heartfelt, and vital, this YA novel tackles immigrant experience, female solidarity, and the courage it takes to speak up. Viral among readers drawn to stories of identity and belonging, and the resonant truth: "We are parachutes, dropped into lives we don't belong to, learning to land."
Perfect for fans of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez and American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang.
