On a stormy night, Margot eagerly waits for her mother to return to make grilled cheese together, but as she and her grandfather welcome more and more seafarers sheltering from the storm, her hope and supplies dwindle until she discovers the importance ofa community and a helping hand. Includes recipe for grilled cheese.

When a memory of her estranged mom doesn't match up, seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh, who has a rare condition that causes her to travel back to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory, journeys to Korea to discover the truth.

"In the 1960s when Kalia's mother, Chue, was born, the US was actively recruiting Hmong Laotians to assist with CIA efforts in Laos's Secret War. By the time Chue was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were perceived as traitorous for their involvement. Notably, from 1964-1973, Laos became victim to the heaviest bombardment by the United States against communist Pathet...