Victoria Chang

In 1885, twelve-year-old Mei Mei, a Chinese immigrant separated from her family, is sent to Eureka, California. Violence against Chinese residents is rising, and she finds hope in the redwoods, an unexpected friend, and learning to read English.

Eleven-year-old Frances, a Chinese American girl outside Detroit, faces bullies at school and worry at home over her older sister's mysterious illness, and finds her strength on the tennis court.