The Serpent's Children
by:
Tim O'Brien (author)
Laurence Yep (author)
When villagers call Cassia and her brother, Foxfire, "the serpent's children," they mean it as an insult. But to Cassia it is an honor, for legend says that once a serpent sets her mind on something, she never gives up. And in a time when famine, drought, and violence mark her family's life,...
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When villagers call Cassia and her brother, Foxfire, "the serpent's children," they mean it as an insult. But to Cassia it is an honor, for legend says that once a serpent sets her mind on something, she never gives up. And in a time when famine, drought, and violence mark her family's life, Cassia has nothing less than survival to fight for.Their father is a revolutionary, determined to free China from invaders. Foxfire, certain he'll find a mountain of gold, flees to a faraway land. Cassia will need all of her strength and wisdom to keep her family together, and to prove that she is truly the serpent's child.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064406451 (0064406458)
Publish date: January 23rd 2001
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Series: Golden Mountain Chronicles (#1)
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