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Informationen zum Autor Laurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate ; The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 , a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee; and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island , which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, and was named a New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book. Mr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. ...
