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Reviewed on October 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 5–8—In seventh-century China, 13-year-old Chengli heeds the call of a desert wind. He works for a silk merchant in Chang'an when he joins a caravan traveling the Silk Road to Kashgar. An orphan, he longs to see the desert where he was born and hopes to learn more about his father, an inspector murdered by bandits. Chengli makes friends on the journey, including a princess be...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
In 630 CE China, thirteen-year-old Chengli joins a caravan heading into the desert. When a princess entrusted to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
