Penguin“Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng By Nicole Lee, Special to The Washington Post How many Chinese babies adopted into white families do you need to start a fire? In Celeste Ng’s second novel, “Little Fires Everywhere,” perhaps more than one. In the small-town community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, everything is carefully curated to reflect the values of the progressive but no longer existing sect that founded it. “Most communities just happen; the best are planned,” is the town’s motto, and indeed with their perfect lawns, these inhabitants seem to be living up to their vision of utopia.