Pearl Buck #3 - Jewel of the East

Return to The Treasure Chest with Felix and Maisie . . . When Felix Robbins gets a crush on Lily Goldstein, a classmate who is adopted from China, he decides to try to take her back in time so that she can see the country where she was born. Maisie discovers his plot, and foils it. But the twins end up in a small village on the Yangtze River, where they meet a girl named Pearl Buck in the days just before the Boxer Rebellion. With bandits chasing them, will they ever find safety . . . and return home?

About the author

Ann Hood is the author of many books, including How I Saved My Father's Life (and Ruined Everything Else), The Knitting Circle, Comfort, and The Red Thread. She also knits, wanders around museums, has cool glasses, loves the color pink (although she never wears it), and spends a lot of her time wishing she could time travel and meet famous people. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island with her family. Her work has appeared in The Paris Review, Tin House, O, The Oprah Magazine, and elsewhere.

Denis Zilber lives in Israel.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Hood
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.02.2025
• EAN: 9780593889756
• ISBN: 978-0-593-88975-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 208 mm x 12 mm
• Series: The Treasure Chest
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, Asia, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Asia, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Asia, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General