Nearly-thirteen-year-old Melinda Jia Mackay was adopted from China as a baby, and she has always preferred to stay out of the limelight, reading and writing for her own pleasure--but now she has a summer assignment, so with the help of a new friend, Tyler, and a therapy dog named Odie, she reluctantly hits the streets of New York City in search of her "true passion," one which she can share with others.
year: 2017
call number/section: 1000
subjects: chinese american children, juvenile fiction, adoptees, psychiatric service dogs, families, new york, self-confidence, interpersonal relations, friendship, chinese americans, fiction, intercountry adoption, adoption, dogs, family life, new york (n.y.), juvenile fiction, fiction