Illustrated by Grace Lin The story begins at the turn of the 19th century in South China, where Yenyee and her family live. One night, her fisherman father vanishes in a ferocious storm at sea. But it is not only her father that she loses that day. Yenyee also feels betrayed by the ocean, a friend she has trusted all her life, and betrayed by her family, who send her across the Pacific to the New World to be a servant. In a strange new place, Yenyee must overcome her loneliness to find strength in the ocean once more. In full-colour. Ages 4-8.