Henry Holt

“There’s a spot near here on the I-80, Mei knows, where the road appears to lead up into the sky. But each time she’s crossed the state, searching for the optical illusion, she’s missed it. And she wonders whether perhaps the spot is actually nicknamed the Highway to Heaven because this stretch of the road is so mesmerizingly straight, it lures people to sleep, causing accidents.”
― Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Off the Books

“They say the traditions will die out when the timers do. Like timers don’t just birth more times. That’s silly talk. You can’t pass down time. Just beliefs. Timers birth believers, mostly.”
― Yvonne Battle-Felton, Curdle Creek

“They took her; sent Anna to the state-run school.’ In the near-dark, Henry’s eyes narrow. ‘The schools prevent Uyghur kids from practicing Islam. Change their language, enforcing standard Mandarin. Make them eat pork. It’s Basic Genocide 101.”
― Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Off the Books

“There is something about a child’s soft skin that’s almost tragic, perfection inviting ruination.”
― Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Off the Books