In the year following their son's death, May Chen's parents face racist accusations of putting too much pressure on their son and causing his death by suicide, and May attempts to challenge the racism and ugly stereotypes through her writing, only to realize that she still has a lot to learn and that her actions have consequences for her family as well as herself. Ages 14 up.Grades 10-12.

1. Suicide -- Juvenile fiction.; 2. Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.; 3. Racism -- Juvenile fiction.; 4. Chinese Americans -- Juvenile fiction.; 5. Asian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.; 6. Families -- California -- Juvenile fiction.; 7. High schools -- Juvenile fiction.; 8. Schools -- Juvenile fiction.; 9. Suicide -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; 10. Fráeres et s¶urs -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; 11. Racisme -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; 12. Amâericains d'origine chinoise -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; 13. Amâericains d'origine asiatique -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; 14. Familles -- Californie -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; 15. âEcoles secondaires -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; 16. âEcoles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; 17. Family life -- California -- Juvenile fiction.; 18. Young adult fiction.; 19. Fictional Work; 20. Novels.; 21. Romans.;