A novel in verse inspired by the author's experience follows H�a and her family, refugees from the Vietnam War, as they move to Texas for a new job, and despite not wanting to start over again, H�a discovers unwanted change can bring a good opportunity.

"In this wacky true tale of American ingenuity, Annie Miller took to raising pigs in the yard after losing all but her mansion, but when the town wanted the pigs out, she removed the whole mansion instead--rolling it away slowly on logs"--

"When Tokiko's parents break up, she and her father move from the bustling city to a sleepy coastal town to live with her grandmother. Starting sixth grade in a new school where everyone has known each other their whole lives isn't easy. Things start to look up when local boy Yosuke, another outsider, wants to be friends. But then strange memories start to surface. Swimming in the ocean... Drowning... Getting saved by...a merman? Yosuke denies the...

Moving to Springfield, a town controlled by his mother's powerful employer, tech giant DeCobray Industries, Stan is asked to beta test an augmented reality headset and soon discovers a sinister conspiracy at the heart of the town. Saying good-bye to big-city life is only the first challenge Stan faces in moving to Springfield, a town that's eerily under the thumb of his mother's powerful employer. DeCobray has its hands in everything, including the...