Hasiuk, Brenda

A reflective novel that explores the complexity of the refugee experience, of families, and of friendship.

Gr 9 Up—This YA novel is told in three parts, each from the perspective of very different teens: Faye, the "good girl" who was abandoned in a Chinese market and adopted by white Canadian parents (and yearns after her Belarusian crush); Bev, Faye's pregnant former neighbor who seeks her help; and Mannie, the father of Bev's baby, who gets his kicks by joyriding in stolen cars...