Tonbo China Lucas is always in control

Lucas is always in control

humanity may not survive

Names reveal generational ties and histories

courage and kinship

he was most enthusiastic

Tonbo China Lucas is always in controlIn this semiautobiographical story told through the eyes of a man who ages backward, Caldecott medalist Allen Say reveals the power of memory to shape ones art. As an old man takes a morning walk, he is startled by a paper airplane overhead. He follows it to a strangely familiar town. There he meets a man who calls him son and high school boys who ask him to play catch. When he sees a glimpse of his reflection, he realizes a shocking fact: He is a