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A spunky young girl forms an unlikely friendship with a dying Chinese man while living in a group home For Greta, having light and carefree Hackey hanging around her mom is a lot more fun than having an ordinary dad. But Hackey isn't her father-he's more like a pimp, and no matter how friendly he is, he still treats Greta's mom like dirt. When the situation at home goes from bad to worse, Greta is moved into a home for at-risk children where she meets some of the most interesting girls she has ever known-and a shy young boy named Wing. Greta's riding a San Francisco cable car when she notices Wing carrying a huge basket of delicious-smelling food. It's for his grandfather, Old Man, who is dying in the Chinese hospital. Although they don't speak the same language, Greta and Old Man will become fast friends-two survivors, who refuse to give up on life.
Related Subjects
- Diversity & Multicultural
- Young Adult Fiction
- Orphans & Foster Homes (Family)
- Family (Juvenile Fiction)
- Juvenile Fiction
- Friendship
- Social Themes (Young Adult Fiction)
- Physical & Emotional Abuse
- Social Themes (Juvenile Fiction)
- General
- Family Life
- Adult Fiction
- Orphans & Foster Homes (Family) (Family, Young Adult Fiction)
- Family (Young Adult Fiction)
