![]() His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island, which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Laurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Will this be the end of Tiger Lil and her trusty sidekick, or will they live to sleuth another day? ![]() But everything is not what it seems, and Tiger Lil and Lily soon find themselves in the middle of a plot worthy of one of Auntie's movies. When they're stolen in broad daylight, Tiger Lil isn't about to let some punks ruin her plans - if the cops can't catch the thieves, she will. The Goblin Pearls have always been trouble, and the day of the parade is no exception. ![]() The float is sure to be the centerpiece of the parade, especially since Miss Lion Salve will be wearing the ancient Goblin Pearls that day. Most famous for the Tiger Lil series of action movies, she's now dabbling in publicity, and the Lion Salve account could finance her movie comeback. Lily is excited when Auntie Tiger Lil comes to San Francisco to arrange the Lion Salve float and marching unit for the New Year's parade. ![]() What would you do if your famous movie-star aunt asked you to be a jar of ointment in Chinatown's New Year's parade? And what if disaster struck in the middle of the parade and someone stole the priceless Goblin Pearls right in front of you? Worse still, what if your great-aunt still thought she was the famous action heroine Tiger Lil and decided to catch the thieves? What else could you do but become her sidekick? ![]()
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