A Wish in the Dark
A kid on the run. A young lady resolved to discover him. A convincing dream takes a gander at issues of advantage, dissent, and equity.
All light in Chattana is made by one man — the Governor, who showed up after the Great Fire to carry harmony and request to the city. For Pong, who was brought into the world in Namwon Prison, the mystical lights address opportunity, and he longs for the day he will actually want to stroll among them. In any case, when Pong escapes from jail, he understands that the world outside is no more attractive than the one in a correctional facility. The affluent feast and dance under brilliant circle light, while the helpless work away in the haziness. To top it all off, Pong's jail tattoo marks him as a criminal who can never be genuinely free.
Nok, the jail superintendent's ideal little girl, is set on finding Pong and reestablishing her family's acceptable name. However, as Nok chases Pong through the rear entryways and channels of Chattanooga, she reveals privileged insights that make her inquiry the certainties she has consistently held dear. Set in a Thai-roused dreamland, Christina Soontornvat's curve on Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is a stunning, high-speed experience that investigates the distinction between law and equity — and finds out if one kid can focus light in obscurity.
A 2021 Newbery Honor Book
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