Skye and Hiroshi are cousins, but they've never met. Because their grandfather is sick, Hiroshi and his family are coming to the United States from Japan. Now Skye is feeling as though she's too Japanese at school and not Japanese enough at home. At the same time, Hiroshi is struggling with English and with sharing his grandfather - and their rokkaku kite-flying time. Together, Skye and Hiroshi discover the ties that connect them, like string to a kite.