"Growing up in small town Xintian and surrounded by family, Yinfan at first doesn't find it strange that she, like everyone else she knows, is an only child. But when her Baba gets a new job in big city Guangzhou, her life is permanently changed. As she and her family soon follow him and move in with relatives, Yinfan becomes more aware of the challenges of finding a true friend as the new kid in school. This is compounded by her Mama's fiercely independent streak that often gets Yinfan in trouble at school and with her classmates, when all she wants to do is fit in. A heartwarming look at an adolescent's struggle to forge her own identity in a quest for friendship. Drawn in Yinfan's inimitable naïf style, Yellow Singing Sail offers an unforgettable portrait of what childhood looked like during the One-Child era in China, and how influential family can be under those circumstances."-- Provided by publisher.
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