'Kouanda wants to be a 'Jack.' Now that he's in a new school, he wants a new name and a new start. Since his family fled to Australia from Burma as refugees, leaving so much behind, including Poh-poh, his much-adored Grandfather, he has struggled to fit in. Even his best friend Minh, who he shares Buddhism with, doesn't seem to get it. But now there's a chance to do something ... go somewhere... 'I'm too old for adventures,' Poh-poh had once told him. But for Kouanda, the time has arrived...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.