“An Echo in the City” Online Literature Workshop

Online literature workshop
An Echo in the City
by K. X. Song
Facilitated by Dr. Meiqing Sun, UNCG
Saturday, December 7, 10 AM – 11:30 AM

Open to all K-12 Educators! All who register will receive a free copy of the book in advance of the workshop. All K-12 educators from NC & SC who complete the workshop will receive a class set of the text.

This book is intended for high school students.

Summary
Sixteen-year-old Phoenix knows her parents have invested thousands of dollars to help her leave Hong Kong and get an elite Ivy League education. They think America means big status, big dreams, and big bank accounts. But Phoenix doesn’t want big; she just wants home. The trouble is, she doesn’t know where that is … until the Hong Kong protest movement unfolds, and she learns the city she’s come to love is in danger of disappearing.

Seventeen-year-old Kai sees himself as an artist, not a filial son, and certainly not a cop. But when his mother dies, he’s forced to leave Shanghai to reunite with his estranged father, a respected police officer, who’s already enrolled him in the Hong Kong police academy. Kai wants to hate his job, but instead, he finds himself craving his father’s approval. And when he accidentally swaps phones with Phoenix and discovers she’s part of a protest network, he finds a way to earn it: by infiltrating the group and reporting their plans back to the police.

Book Description: go.unc.edu/echo

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