Ling Sung does not like school. All of the kids seem to be good at something: Terry can tie his shoes, Manjit can print her name, and Sharon can do up her coat with no buttons left over! Then one day, Ling Sung discovers he can do something too—a “cleverstick” trick that his whole class wants to try. This book says a great deal, very simply, about children’s need to achieve, to conform, and to belong.