Hattie goes over to visit them and relatively quickly forges a relationship with the teenage daughter Sophy (pronounced So-pee). Sophy is sometimes reluctant to continue in the relationship with Hattie, but Hattie is adamant in her quest to help Sophy.
Hattie continues to be worried about the family as Sophy's father is an alcoholic and her brother is mixed up in a gang. Also, two of Sophy's sisters are with foster families.
This book was as good as the other Gish Jen book I read, Mona in the Promised Land. Definitely worth the read.
Rating: 8 / 10
ISBN: 9780307272195
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Edition: 1st Edition