For Taohua, servant of the wealthy Zhang family, everything changes when the war reaches Yuchen. She is forced to flee the city with her mistress Jingyu, but her mistress' brother Yongyu insists on saving a blue jade seal from their father's collection. The seal is beautiful, but Taohua can't imagine why it's so important to hold onto until she learns the Emperor himself wants the seal, and is willing to kill to get it. Yongyu's murder sends his sister on a quest with Taohua at her side, a...

When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City, she discovers a goat living on the roof of her Manhattan apartment building — but she soon realizes a goat on the roof may be the least strange thing about her new home, whose residents are both fascinating and unforgettable.When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City for a six-month stint of dog-sitting and home-schooling, she sees what looks like a tiny white cloud on the top of their apartment building.