Thief of Hearts, written by Laurence Yep, is 206 pages long. When Stacey's family from China comes to live in the suburbs of San Francisco near Stacey, Stacey and Hong-Ch'un don't get along at all. Hong-Ch'un goes to school with Stacey, and since they "know" each other, they have to share a locker. Then some items belonging to some students and the principal get stolen and are put in Stacey's locker. Everyone knows it is not Stacey, so Hong-Ch'un is being blamed. She swears it was not her, but no one believes her. Then Hong-Ch'un runs away to San Francisco's Chinatown. Stacey, her mom, and her great-grandmother, Tai-Paw go to look for her. Tai- Paw used to live in Chinatown, and she cannot believe how much it has changed. They eventually find Hong-Ch'un and take her back to her home. Stacey, Tai-Paw, and Hong-Ch'un come up with a way to catch who really committed the crime. Stacey's dad gets a special gel that you can put on something, and when the person grabs it, it turns their hands purple for quite a while. The thief turns out to be Stacey's best friend, Karen. When asked why she stole, she says because it seemed like Stacey was paying more attention to Hong-Ch'un than her. After a brief fight, they make up. By the end of the story, Stacey learns more about her Chinese culture than she learned before. This book was a great read!
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