![]() ![]() But the girls soon find that the sea-and especially those who sail it-are far more dangerous than the legends led them to believe. ![]() French -born canine star of silent films. Captivated with the thrill of adventure, she joins Anh and her motley crew off in pursuit of the island. Rin - Tin-Tin - Inscribed ('Most Faithfully) signed ( for Rin-Tin-Tin by Lee Duncan - 'Master and Friend' - 1931) 5 x 7 inch (sepia-toned) publicity photograph. Xiang is convinced this map could lead to the fabled treasure. Rumor has it that the legendary Head of the Dragon had one last treasure-the plunder of a thousand ports - that for decades has only been a myth, a fool's journey. The revelation that Xiang's father sailed with the Dragon Fleet and tucked away this secret changes everything. Her only memento of him is a pendant she always wears, a simple but plain piece of gold jewelry.īut the pendant's true nature is revealed when a mysterious girl named Anh steals it, only to return it to Xiang in exchange for her help in decoding the tiny map scroll hidden inside. Her father is also only a story, dead at sea before Xiang was born. She desperately wants to prove her worth, especially to her mother, a shrewd business woman who never seems to have enough time for Xiang. Its ruthless leader, a woman known only as the Head of the Dragon, is now only a story, like the ones Xiang has grown up with all her life. ![]() The sun is setting on the golden age of piracy, and the legendary Dragon Fleet, the scourge of the South China Sea, is no more. Two intrepid girls hunt for a legendary treasure on the deadly high seas in this YA remix of the classic adventure novel Treasure Island.ġ826. ![]()
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