A New York Times and IndieBound bestseller! This gorgeous DELUXE LIMITED EDITION available
while supplies last ―featuring stenciled designed sprayed edges as well as a foil case stamp
and designed endpapers. This must-have special edition is only available on a limited first
print run while supplies last in the US and Canada only. From award-winning and bestselling
author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin comes a gorgeously full-color
illustrated story about a lion cub and a girl who must open a portal for the spirits based on
Chinese folklore. Jin is a Stone Lion—one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is
charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin those boring duties
feel like a waste of time. What isn’t a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick scoring a
Golden Goal and becoming the most legendary player of all the spirit world. But when Jin’s
perfect kick accidentally knocks the Sacred Sphere out through the gate he has no choice but
to run after it tumbling out of the realm he calls home and into the human world as the gate
closes behind him. Stuck outside the gate Jin must find help from unlikely allies
including a girl who can hear a mysterious voice and a worm who claims he is a dragon. Together
they must find the sphere and return it to the world beyond the gate…or risk losing everything.
Award-winning and bestselling author Grace Lin returns with another gorgeously illustrated
adventure story about duty love and balance—expertly written in the vein of the Newbery Honor
winner and modern classic Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Based on Chinese Folklore this
beautiful novel features ten full-page pieces of stunning full-color art as well as intricate
chapter header illustrations.
