Dragon Pearl

Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee’s space opera about thirteen-year-old Min,who comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you’d never know it by looking at her. To keep the family safeMin’s mother insists that none of them use any fox-magicsuch as Charm or shape-shifting. They must appear human at all times. Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the endless choresthe cousins who crowd herand the aunties who judge her. She would like nothing more than to escape Jinjuher neglecteddust-riddenand impoverished planet. She’s counting the days until she can follow her older brotherJuninto the Space Forces and see more of the Thousand Worlds. When word arrives that Jun is suspected of leaving his post to go in search of the Dragon PearlMin knows that something is wrong. Jun would never desert his battle cruisereven for a mystical object rumored to have tremendous power. She decides to run away to find him and clear his name. Min’s quest will have her meeting gamblerspiratesand vengeful ghosts. It will involve deceptionliesand sabotage. She will be forced to use more fox-magic than ever beforeand to rely on all of her cleverness and bravery. The outcome may not be what she had hopedbut it has the potential to exceed her wildest dreams. This sci-fi adventure with the underpinnings of Korean mythology will transport you to a world far beyond your imagination.