Bridge Across the Sky by Freeman NG provides forgotten history and edgy insight into Chinese immigration and what it was like through the eyes of a teenager as it follows Tai Go, his father and grandfather as they travel to the United States in search of a better life in the 1920s. The rude reality of racism confronts Tai Go before he even sets foot in America, as he has a false identity to use when he arrives at Angel Island Immigration Station, the Ellis Island of the west coast. This book provides a perspective on the treatment that Chinese immigrants went through for endless months of processing. The vulnerability the author has in his book is compliments of the verse format — it connects narrative with the personal feel of poetry. I recommend this book to readers of all ages. There’s hope in a natural wonderings in the opposite sex and a particular girl that keeps catching his attention. There’s the tragedy of suicide as a means to control the situation that was out of their control — no confidence in really gaining entry to “Gold Mountain” — dashing those hopes a reality check, The format makes it a simple read for younger readers, but without prior knowledge of the Chinese Exclusion Act as well as life’s coming-of-age awakenings to racism that is still prevalent today, young readers might not be the best to see the interconnection of the primary source poem fragments at the beginning of each chapter and their connection to the tone as a whole. Bridge Across the Sky is a historical fiction would pair nicely with 10th/11th U.S. History classes.