From acclaimed author Kat Zhang comes a âfast-paced mystery adventureâ (BCCB) about a girl who embarks on a hunt for a long-lost treasure while on a summer trip to China.
Mia Chen is on what her mother calls a Grand Adventure. Sheâs not sure what to make of this family trip to China, and didnât want to leave her friends for the summer, but sheâs excited about the prospect of exploring with her Aunt Lin, the only adult who truly understands her.
Then Aunt Lin disappears, right after her old nemesis, a man named Ying, comes to visit. Mia knows that years ago, when Aunt Lin and Ying were sent to the Fuzhou countryside to work as laborers, the two searched for an ancient treasure togetherâone that still hasnât been found. Sheâs suspicious that their shared history might be linked to Aunt Linâs disappearance.
When Mia discovers an old map filled with riddles in Aunt Linâs room, she quickly pieces together her mission: find the treasure, find her aunt. Now, Mia, along with her big brother, Jake, must solve the clues to rescue the person she knows best in the worldâand maybe unearth a treasure greater than her wildest dreams.