Quan's life is hard, for many reasons. I think one of the best things Stone does in this book is show all the ways that the system could fail Quan (and does, in some cases). I think this book shares a lot of light about how the justice system works, in a context that isn't "Law & Order" or another heroic cop show. I think we need more media showing the nuances, especially about these children. This system is not designed to help children.

One comment I will make is that I wish I had a different car, or the cloudLibrary audiobook was rendered differently. It was hard to understand through my car speakers, although not on its own. Weird.