Feng-Li Lin

Feng-Li is the youngest child of the Lin family. She has an older sister named Jia-Xi and an older brother named Ke-Gang. Feng-Li is 10 years old when the family arrives in Los Angeles. She tends to be happy and excited about the new situation, but she is really upset when her parents return to Taiwan.

Feng-Li is predictably nervous about beginning a new school, but her struggle is more difficult because she knows very little English at the beginning. She also does not understand the differences in the American culture. This means that other children consider some of Feng-Li's actions to be rude.

Feng-Li realizes her parents are trusting that she and her siblings will each do their part while living in this strange situation, but she is also a child who resents that her parents are gone. Though she cares greatly for her siblings, she is...