SYNOPSIS:
“Seventeen-year-old Jade Moon was born in 1906, the year of the Fire Horse, an ominous sign for Chinese girls. It signals willfulness, stubbornness, and impetuousness, all characteristics that embarrass her father and grandfather and cause derision and cruelty by her too small village.
So when Sterling Promise, a long- lost adopted cousin, appears and proposes a plan to immigrate to America using false “”paper son”” papers, Jade Moon and her father agree. Jade Moon views this offer as escape and freedom; her father as the only opportunity to marry off his undesirable daughter.
The interminable boat ride-and even more onerous imprisonment off California’s Angel Island-finally transition to her treacherous entry into America. Jade Moon’s disguise as a young man and her homelessness pave the way for her involvement with the tong, a Chinese organized crime syndicate, and breath-taking danger at every turn.” 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kay Honeyman grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Baylor University, graduating with a Bachelors and Masters in English Language and Literature. Her first novel, The Fire Horse Girl, comes out in January 2013. It is being published by Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic. She currently teaches middle school and lives in Dallas, Texas.