Her fragile universe is rocked when tragedy strikes and Ma Ma refuses to face the world outside. Her solace is a glasshouse in the garden that inexplicably holds the sun and the moon and all the secrets of her memory and imagination. She is embarrassed by the second-hand shoes given to her by the kind neighbours, has trouble understanding the language at school, and with fitting in and making new friends. Everything is vast and unknown to Meixing and not in a good way, including the house she has dubbed Big Scary. Meixing Lim and her family have arrived at the New House in the New Land, inherited from First Uncle who died tragically and unexpectedly while picking oranges in the backyard. School Workbooks, Resources & Study Guides (K-12)Īn exquisite, heartbreakingly beautiful gem of a novel for anyone who loved Wonder, Lenny's Book of Everything, A Monster Calls or When You Reach Me.Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities ASSH.Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering.Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering.Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering.Engineering and Information Sciences EIS.
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