The Terracotta Girl: A Story of Ancient China

By Jessica Gunderson and Caroline Hu

After Yung-lu's father dies of mercury poisoning, the young girl leaves for Chang'an. She is determined to take her father's place as a warrior. When Yung-lu arrives, she is met with two big surprises. The emperor is taking mercury, and the army is not what she had imagined. Will Yung-lu become a warrior? More importantly, will she save the emperor from mercury poisoning?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jun 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663982704

Jessica Gunderson

Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln’s Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Table of Contents

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Words to Know

Introduction

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Chapter Two

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Words to Know

Confucius— a Chinese philosopher whose teachings still influence mang Asian citizens and others around the world Great Wall of China— a 4,000-mile (6,400-kilometer) wall that stretches across northern China mercury— a poisonous metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures; the ancient Chinese believed mercury would help them live longer Qin Dynasty (221 b.c.–a.d. 206)— the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, reigned during this period; in 221 b.c., the kingdoms of China were unified, forming one county terracotta— a brownish-orange clay tomb— a house, chamber, or vault for the dead