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A New York Times Bestselling Author Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese-American boy, has lived at Seattle?s Sacred Heart Orphanage since his mother?s listless body was carried away five years ago. On the day the nuns designate as William?s birthday, he and the other orphans are taken to the Moore Theatre where William sees an actress named Willow Frost on the silver screen. Convinced the movie star is his mother, William escapes from the orphanage with his friend Charlotte to find her.
About the Author
Jamie Ford is the great grandson of Nevada mining pioneer Min Chung, who emigrated from Kaiping, China, to San Francisco in 1865, where he adopted the western name "Ford," thus confusing countless generations. His debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and went on to win the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. His work has been translated into 34 languages. Jamie is still holding out for Klingon (that's when you know you've made it) .Visit him at www.jamieford.com or on Twitter @jamieford.
