num_pages: 216
description: On a trip to Chinatown thirteen-year-old Jasmine steps through a doorway back in time and finds herself in the 1880s.1994 Sheila A. Egoff Childrens Literature Prize  Winner1994 Candian Library Association Book of the Year Award  Runner-up1995 Silver Birch Award  ShortlistedCCBCs Best Books for Kids &amp; Teens (Spring 2017) SelectionJasmine is not sure she likes the idea of being stuck in Victoria while her father goes to China. But on a field trip to Chinatown she changes her mind. Passing through a doorway in Fan Tan Alley she mysteriously finds herself in the early 1880s. Adventure begins with a new friend a journey to the Fraser Canyon during the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway and a search for an ancient amulet. But Jasmine is not the only one searching for the white jade tiger
language: English
title: White Jade Tiger
publisher: Dundurn Press