Ink and Insight

A near-future novel exploring family, resistance, and the power of speaking your truth in an oppressive society. Our Missing Hearts – Celeste Ng (12 minutes total) Our Missing Hearts – Spoken Script (~500 words) Have you ever wondered what it would be like to grow up in a world where fear shapes every rule, every law, every action ? // Where speaking the truth or asking questions can put your family at risk? Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng tells the story of twelve-year-old Bird Gardner , who lives quietly with his father, a once-brilliant linguist now reduced to shelving books in a university library. // In their world, silence is survival . // For the past decade, laws have been enforced in the name of protecting “American culture.” // Families who question authority—especially those of Asian heritage —live under suspicion, and children can be removed from their parents. // Even libraries have been forced to strip their shelves of books deemed dangerous—including the poetry of...