City of Secrets

Description: Since his father's death, Ever Barnes has secretly been in charge of an amazing mechanical building, but now ruffians are after him and his new friend Hannah, the building owner's spunky daughter.

Review Quotes: Praise for City of Secrets by Victoria Ying:

"An edge of your seat thriller!" --Dan Santat, Caldecott Medal-winning author-illustrator

"A unique Ghibli-esque city that reveals some of its many mysteries through an action-packed adventure." --Molly Knox Ostertag, author-illustrator of the Witch Boy trilogy

"Never a dull moment! City of Secrets is a wonderful world full of twists and turns, surprises and intrigue." --Amy Chu, author of Sea Sirens, Sky Island, the Ana and the Cosmic Race series, and the Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death series

"Victoria Ying's lively and spirited art takes young readers by the hand and plunges them into a steampunk fantasy world." --Wendy Xu, co-creator of Mooncakes

"A delightful adventure set in an imaginative world built on gears, pistons, and brass . . . City of Secrets captivates the heart and imagination!" --Armand Baltazar, author-illustrator of Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic

'Ying has constructed a thrilling genre-bender . . . full-color illustrations are cinematic in scope, spotlighting the nonstop action." --Kirkus Reviews