Moon Shadow only knows two things about his father, Windrider: he lives in San Francisco and used to craft beautiful kites. One day shortly after his eighth birthday, Cousin Hand Clap arrives with a letter from Windrider asking Moon Shadow to join him in San Francisco. When Moon Rider arrives in America he learns that his father makes a living doing laundry and dreams of building a flying ma…
SC Cilandak ( Pink / Connecting ) Joan Lee knows that she's American. But no one else seems to think so. Joan is Chinese-American. that makes her and family outsiders-so "different" that the narrow-minded towns people think they belong in a zoo. How could that be? They live in AMerica! She was born here. And she's going to fight to stay.
SC Cilandak ( Bridging Later ) A little brother with a pet cockroach. Streetwise Teddy usually stays out of sight of the bully nicknamed Arnie-zilla. But when his sickly-sweet little brother, Bobby, insults Arnie, and become the target of Arnie's wrath instead. When Arnie storms through Chinatown hunting Teddy, it's Bobby who comes to the rescue with a new pet, a cockroach named Hercules. …
A magic paintbrush transports Steve and his elderly caretakers from their drab apartment in Chinatown to a world of adventures.