Set in an unsettling near-future America, where cultural preservation laws have led to the relocation of children and the suppression of dissent, 'Our Missing Hearts' tells the poignant tale of a young boy, Bird Gardner. Living with his father, a broken man who has resigned to shelving books rather than pursuing his passion, Bird's life changes when he receives an enigmatic letter. What follows is a heartfelt quest through an underground network of literature-loving librarians to find his Chinese-American poet mother, Margaret, who mysteriously left when he was nine. Bird's journey revisits his mother's folktales, navigates the fates of relocated children, and leads to an act that ignites hope for change in a society that has turned a blind eye to grave injustices. Celeste Ng invites us into a world where art's power is both mighty and constrained, exploring the inheritance of stories we leave for our children, and the resilience required to preserve humanity in a fragmented world.