Age Group: 9 - 12 Years

Description:

Fourteen-year-old Charlie Han feels like his problems are far bigger than he is. Small, clumsy, and stuck with a reputation as "the tiny kid from the Chinese takeaway," his only friend is the equally unpopular Sinus, and his fiercely overprotective mum watches his every move. Then Charlie discovers something that finally feels like his: skateboarding. Convinced this could be his ticket out of loser-status, he throws himself into practising — in secret, because his mum would never allow anything so dangerous. But Charlie isn't the only one in his family guarding a hidden truth, and the secret he's about to uncover will change everything he thought he knew. By turns laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely moving, this warm coming-of-age story is about friendship, family, staying true to yourself, and finding the courage to think big.