The continuing adventure of little rich girl Yaya and her street urchin
friend Tuduo as they cross war-torn Shanghai in the wake of the Japanese
invasion of 1937 in hopes of finding Yaya’s parents.

This
nine-volume series chronicles their long journey fraught with perils. The
children meet all sorts of people, both friendly and wicked, as they travel
toward Hong Kong. Yaya and Tuduo learn many growing lessons along the way, not
the least of which is to judge a person on their character, not their social or
financial status. The gloom of war, its absurd tragedy, gives way to the
incredible capacity of youth to overwhelm grim reality.

In Book 8 Yaya
and Zhu set sail on St Patrick's Day, and head towards Shanghai while Tuduo and
Oyster Gravy miss the boat. During the crossing, however, Yaya recovers her
memory and realizes that her savior is not who she thought he was!

Visual artist(s): Golo Zhao