Twin siblings journey through the City of Ashes and visit the Jade Rabbit to save their grandpa in this Chinese folklore-inspired fantasy adventure.
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Foreword Reviews called her debut No Ordinary Thing, no ordinary time travel story; it contains timeless lessons on friendship, bravery, and letting go.
In the third grade, she began writing stories in a spiral-bound notebook, and never looked back.
She grew up in the Midwest and the South where she chased fireflies, listened for tornado warnings, and pursued a love of reading.
Schmidt was born in China and immigrated to the United States when she was six.
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The twins set out on foot for the long journey to the emperor\'s palace where Grandpa\'s being taken, but a surprising stop in the eerie City of Ashes, a visit with the legendary, mystical Jade Rabbit, and an encounter with a powerful poet whose enchanted words spread curses, influence just how Mei and Yun will manage to clear their grandfather\'s name.
Grandpa is arrested for insulting and harming the prince, and Mei and Yun realize they are the only two people who will come to Grandpa\'s aid.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival, the emperor sends his son to sample Grandpa\'s renowned mooncakes--but instead of tasting wonderful, they are horrible and bitter, strangely mirroring the odd, gloomy atmosphere and attitudes that have been washing over the village in the last few days.
Since their parents\' strange disappearance several years ago, 12-year-old twins Mei and Yun have been raised by their grandfather, who makes the best mooncakes around using a secret ingredient.
Twin siblings journey through the City of Ashes and visit the Jade Rabbit to save their grandpa in this Chinese folklore-inspired fantasy adventure
