Young Shu Lok didn’t know there was a war until it appeared on his doorstep. Overnight, everything changes. His parents send him away, tucking him into a basket alongside his cousins to be carried to safety. They travel in search of a place the war does not reach, over cloud wreathed clifftops, and through cold, hungry nights where a rocky bed and cold bean curd cake are all that await him. But Shu Lok comes to find that war does not define him. He remembers his parents’ words: be powerful like a dragon. Even if food and comfort are scarce, strength, resilience, and kindness can always be found. Even in the harshest times, dragons can learn to fly.
- ISBN: 9781250829399
- Author: Cheng, Christopher
- Illustrator: Tam, Jacqueline
- Published: 2025 , Roaring Brook Press
- Themes: Hardship, invasion, Journey, refugee children, Refugees. Social and family issues, War and conflict
- Descriptors: Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Hong Kong, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 40