Although the young cousins live many miles apart, Leanna in Chicago and Elizabeth in Washington, D.C., both prepare for an Easter parade against the backdrop of the Second World War.
Four girl cousins spend summer vacation together with their grandmother on Gull Island. What adventures will they find? And what family secret will they discover?
Ruby Lu, not quite eight years old, is enthusiastic about almost everything. In the snappy short chapters of this contemporary story, she performs magic tricks, learns to enjoy Saturday Chinese school, and worries about a visit from a cousin in China.
