Lee Weick

But it's a story of a family.

The setting is dystopian America.

This family is going under a lot of stress, just a tremendous amount of a variety of stresses.

And you see the family life through the eyes of a 10-year-old girl.

She's the only child.

And initially, she's introduced through her school experience where she's very different.

She's very bright, very creative, ethnically unlike her classmates.

And so you get some insight into her inner world that way.

but also how she's relating to the adults in her life and the problems that they are going through.

This is a hard in some ways and painful book.

It's very realistic, but also quirky and smart and funny and sweet and tender.

Steingart really doesn't waste any words.

It's short book, but it's rich.

I think what I love about it is the family relationships and,

The child's inner life is so fascinating and relatable.

And I think it's difficult to write a child well.

She's on a quest, so that unfolding mystery of her quest is captivating.

And it has a very hopeful tone.

It's really wonderful, delightful book.

Patriot by Alexa Navalny.