Fifteen-year-old Hong and his older brother Chen face famine, flood, pirates, and jealous rivals on their journey through fifteenth century China as Chen pursues his calling as a scholar and Hong becomes involved with a secret society known as the White Lotus.
- ISBN: 9780374322342
- Author: Bosse, Malcolm
- Published: 1994, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Themes: action and adventure, Siblings
- Descriptors: Asia, China, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
- No. of pages: 320