In a Japanese seaside neighborhood lives Jason Parker: a sixth graderone year older than his classmatesa stinking foreigner to some classmatesan orange belt in aikidoa big brother Jason Parker is just a boy trying to get through his days with calm and courage.
This is a beautifully spare novel in verse about one boy\'s life--a story that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to fit in..
If only everyone around him would let him.
In a Japanese seaside neighborhood lives Jason Parker: a sixth graderone year older than his classmatesa stinking foreigner to some classmatesan orange belt in aikidoa big brother Jason Parker is just a boy trying to get through his days with calm and courage