In 1889 in the islands off the coast of Washington State, thirteen-year-old Clementine pulls a nearly drowned Chinese man out of the sea and begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may have been involved in his attempted murder as well as other treacherous deeds.
year: 2003
call number/section: 1000
subjects: uncles, fiction, interpersonal relations, chinese americans, prejudices, islands, san juan islands (wash.), history, 19th century, fiction