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Our Missing Hearts

by Celeste Ng

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Book of the Day, NPR · July 20, 2026

In Celeste Ng’s new novel 'Our Missing Hearts,' a boy searches for his missing mother

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Book of the Day, NPR · October 17, 2022

Celeste Ng's 'Our Missing Hearts' explores a new dystopia through a teenager's eyes

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A dystopian novel set in America where children are taken from their parents, told from the perspective of a 12-year-old boy searching for his missing mother. The novel explores how people rationalize their faith in institutions and their willingness to ignore wrongdoing.

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