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The first modern Chinese middle grade series to be translated and brought to the English-speaking market, from bestsellingauthor Chen Jiatong. A young white fox dreams of being human. When his parents are taken from him, long-held secrets and alegend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface in this perilous quest for self-discovery.When a young white fox named Dilah discovers a human family, he begins to dream of being human himself. But when hisparents are assassinated, long-held secrets and a legend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface. A treasure with thepower to make animals human...The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried beneath their den. But evil blue foxes seek the treasure too andDilah must race to find it first. Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendly seal, an ancient tortoise, and a fierceleopard -- but can he stay one step ahead?

The first novel in the magical White Fox series- a beautifully illustrated tale of a young fox and a magicalmoonstone. '[A] delight, full of peril, friendship and mysticism'FINANCIAL TIMESA young white fox called Dilah returns home to find his mothergravely injured. Before she dies, she tells him about a treasurewith the power to make animals human.The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buriedbeneath their den – but wicked blue foxes seek the treasuretoo, and Dilah must race to find it first.Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendlyseal, an ancient tortoise and a fierce leopard – butcan he stay one step ahead? The first book in the White Fox series Themes of conservation, nature, civilisation and whatit really means to be humanTranslated by the award-winning Jennifer Feeley, withgorgeous black-and-white line illustrations by acclaimed Chineseartist Viola WangContinue the adventure with book 2, White Fox inthe Forest