Happiness Falls: A Novel by Angie Kim early reader Reclusive Sally Diamond is thrust

Reclusive Sally Diamond is thrust into the media spotlight when she tries to incinerate her dead father

idealistic but prejudiced schoolteacher-turned-missionary

and Ellen Ng are three teenagers drawn together by their shared sense of alienation and desire for something different

battling accusations from the press and the paparazzi

Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence

Happiness Falls: A Novel by Angie Kim early reader Reclusive Sally Diamond is thrustWe didnt call the police right away. Those are the electric first words of this extraordinary novel about a biracial Korean American family in Virginia whose lives are upended when their beloved father and husband goes missing. Mia, the irreverent, hyperanalytical twenty year old daughter, has an explanation for everythingwhich is why she isnt initially concerned when her father and younger brother Eugene dont return from a walk in a nearby park. They