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.---from the publisher
288 pages 978-0064406451 Ages 10-14
Keywords: historical fiction, China, Asia, Asian American author, determination, survival, girls and women, family, part of a series, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, 13 year old
Golden Mountain Chronicles Series Books:
Book 1 The Serpent's Children
Book 2 Mountain Light
Book 3 Dragon's Gate
Book 4 The Traitor
Book 5 Dragonwings
Book 6 Dragon Road
Book 7 Child of the Owl
Book 8 Sea Glass
Book 9 Thief of Hearts
Book 10 Dragons of Silk