When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.

Inheriting First Uncle's home after he dies tragically and unexpectedly, eleven-year-old Meixing and her family immigrate to the New Land, where it will take all of Meixing's resilience and bravery to finally find her place of belonging in this new world.

Ten-year-old Bilal preferred life in Pakistan where he was the star of his cricket team and his family was all together. Now he's living in America with his aunt and uncle while his father remains in Pakistan. Hoping to fit in and keep up with her American cousin Jalaal, Bilal joins the baseball team where he is determined to stand out as a pitcher--perhaps then his father would come to America to watch him play.