Henry Holt

“When the preacher spoke of loss, Mei watched her mother’s impassive face and wondered whether she even felt Daddy’s absence. On July fifth, she contacted Dartmouth and withdrew from school. Certainly, Mama would feel that.”
― Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Off the Books

“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 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