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Zhou Yuge didn't expect that he would still have to train after the high school entrance examination. The high school entrance examination ended three days ago. A senior sister in high school called her yesterday and found out that she only had less than ten yuan left on her mobile phone. At that time, she was staying in a comfortable air-conditioned room at home, putting her feet up on the table and drinking an iced drink in a daze. There will be a game in two weeks, and the first-year students will also come for training. At half past two in the afternoon, the sun squinted its eyes. The sunlight penetrated through the dark green dusty leaves and settled on the sidewalk paved with yellow floor tiles. When the wind came here, everything shook. Zhou Yuge took a very old small yellow key with him before going out. It was the key to the class door of Grade 3 (7).

"The Newcomer: An American High School Story" tells the story of "Annie", a Chinese international student, who is a "newcomer" in this land of the United States and what she sees and hears when she attends high school in the United States. The book is divided into four parts: "Grade 1", "Grade 2", "Grade 3" and "Grade 4". The time line is clear. Each part contains a number of story units named after iconic events. There are humorous anecdotes between classmates from all over the world, vivid images of teachers with different personalities and tempers, and the author's personal reflections on different cultures. The author uses his own real experience as a reference to describe the growth process of a Chinese international student who completely cut off contact with his mother tongue and gradually adapted to American education and culture in a completely new environment.