The Lost Garden: A Memoir of Chinese American Life in 1950s America by a Two-Time Newbery Honor Author for children (Ages 8-12)

Young Laurence didn't really where he fit in. He thought of himself as American, especially since he didn't speak Chinese and couldn't understand his grandmother, who lived in Chinatown. But others saw him as different in the conformist American of the 1950s. In this engaging memoir, the two-time Newbery Honor author tells how writing helped him start to solve the puzzle.