White Jade Tiger. Julie Lawson

were no gold mountains, nothing but dark forests. No sign of gold at all, except for a sliver of sunlight shining through a break in the clouds.

      He shivered. In spite of his fifteen years, he felt terribly young and afraid. Some Tiger Boy. Those born in the Year of the Tiger were supposed to be courageous and powerful. He hoped his ancestors could not see this far to the West. They would be ashamed.