PICTURE US IN THE LIGHT

James Chen’s narration captures the life-changing school year of Danny Cheng—a Chinese-American teen who is living in Cupertino, California. Danny is overflowing with both youthful optimism and the anxiety of his upcoming high school graduation. Like most teens, Danny sees his friends as his world. Chen's heartfelt narration will make listeners feel a part of his group of overachieving teens who are still reeling from a past traumatic event. When Danny’s parents uproot him, he goes searching for family secrets and confides in his best friend, Harry. Chen highlights the unspoken feelings and moments that define their slowly changing friendship. He also captures Danny’s secretive but loving immigrant parents and believably delivers the omniscient narrator’s depiction of a past best forgotten. J.E.C. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2019]