Eleven-year-old Luolan Xia never expected her family to move across the world. But now she is in America, trying to fit in and get used to the new country. Those aren't her only problems, though, and Luolan must find a way to balance both her new life in America with her old life back in China.

Bonnie Shao moved from Shanghai, China, when she was two. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, listening to music, and painting. Bonnie lives in Massachusetts with her family and fish.