Overview
Ten-year-old Lillian Jingu wants to be like every other all-American girl. She wishes for a pet dog and to wear her hair long rather than in the China-doll bob her mother insists on. And she covets the gorgeous Stetson her friend, Terrellita Maveric, sports. But being the youngest girl in a Japanese American family of eight children living in the San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, Lillian knows those dreams will probably never be realized. So, she is thrilled when she discovers a most unusual egg partially buried on the bank of the koi pond, and eagerly awaits whatever is inside it to hatch. She and her little brother, Kimi, are shocked when the egg hatches and a baby dragon emerges. But they soon fall in love with the tiny creature and conceal it in their grandmother's cricket cage. The baby dragon grows by leaps and bounds, and the children have all they can do to keep his existence a secret, for if it were to be found out, they know he would be locked up like a caged animal in the Brackenridge Zoo. But when he flies through the waterfall, disappearing through a crack in the wall, more adventures than they could ever imagine await them.
Full Product Details
Author: Gretchen Rose ,
Tamara Hughes ,
C J Ellison
Publisher: Jingu Magical Garden - A Crack in Time
Imprint: Jingu Magical Garden - A Crack in Time
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.381kg
ISBN: 9798993463506
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 11 December 2025
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Gretchen Rose has done it again, this time combining fantasy and history in a beautiful tribute to the Japanese Tea Garden of San Antonio, complete with dragons, wise turtles, and a secret portal in a magical waterfall. In a charming and compelling tale, this middle grade novel combines family, adventure, and the truth of the Asian American experience during WWII. -Anne-Marie Oomen authored the popular Michigan Mermaid series and was awarded the Michigan Author Award and the AWP Award for her memoir As Long As I Know You: the Mom Book A magical read in every sense of the word. -Julie Cameron, Editor, Gemini Writer's Studio
Author Information
Gretchen spent most of her adult life in South Florida, where she owned and operated a high-end interior design firm. She has sung and acted professionally and was a member of ASCAP. She and her partner, Dr. Mel Laracey, now split their time between San Antonio, Texas, and Empire, Michigan-the setting for two new books, which are scheduled for release in 2926.
