She wants to experience it all, but her mother, a successful merchant who is often away at sea, wants Xiang to remain safe in the village. She lives and breathes the stories of distant lands filled with music, food, and adventure. Gr 9 Up-It's 1826 and Xiang dreams of leaving her small village on the river. But they soon find that the sea-and those who sail it-are far more dangerous than the legends led them to believe.Author’s note. Rumor has it that the legendary Dragon Queen had one last treasure-the plunder of a thousand ports-hidden away on an island shrouded in mist.Įager for adventure, Xiang joins Anh and her crew in pursuit of the fabled treasure. But the pendant's true nature is revealed when a mysterious girl named Anh steals it, only to return it to Xiang in exchange for her help in decoding the tiny map scroll hidden inside. Her only memento of him is a plain gold pendant. Sheltered her whole life, Xiang desperately wants to set sail and explore like her late father. The sun is setting on the golden age of piracy, and the legendary Red Banner Fleet, the scourge of the South China Sea, is no more. Lee, a thrilling YA remix of the classic adventure Treasure Island.Ĭhina, 1826. Two intrepid girls hunt for a legendary treasure on the deadly high seas in A Clash of Steel by C.B.
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