The government has enacted a range of oppressive measures under PACT, including removing books from libraries and even removing children from their families if their parents are deemed “unloyal” in any way. In school, he learns about the Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act (PACT), which teaches that China is a dangerous enemy of the United States.
Bird and his father have moved from a house in the suburbs to a small apartment.īird has always accepted the society he lives in. Since she left, others have begun calling Bird by his official name, Noah. Bird’s mother, Margaret Miu, is a Chinese American poet who disappeared when Bird was nine. Kindle Edition.īird Gardner is a 12-year-old boy who lives in a futuristic version of Cambridge, Massachusetts with his father, who was once a linguistics professor but now works shelving books in a university library. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Ng, Celeste.
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