The Question She Crossed Out

Mei Zhou knows how to find the right answer. She is less sure when she is allowed to ask a question. Nine weeks into her new American high school, a group math project with grid paper and wooden tiles should be another chance to prove herself. But while Mei checks her reasoning, her partner starts making plans without her. A short story about friendship, family expectations, and the pressure to look certain, from the series China, Between the Lines.