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Malcolm Bosse

1994296 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1994
first published
  • 1994Farrar Straus Giroux · 296 pages · ENGISBN 9780374322342
  • 1996Farrar Straus Giroux · 296 pages · ENGISBN 9780374422233

Fifteen-year-old Hong and his older brother Chen face famine, flood, pirates, and jealous rivals on their journey through fifteenth century China as Chen pursues his calling as a scholar and Hong becomes involved with a secret society known as the White Lotus.

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