San Francisco, 1900. Thirteen-year-old Lizzy Kennedy would rather be helping her doctor father with his patients than be stuck in frilly dresses. But when Jing, their beloved housekeeper, gets stuck in the Chinatown quarantine when plague rumours are rife Lizzie knows she has to help Jing, whatever the warnings. What she doesn't expect to find is a strange boy called Noah hiding in Jing's room.Lizzie will have to use all of her courage, instinct and cleverness to unravel the mystery of the monkey's secret, save Jing, Noah and Chinatown - and maybe even her change her own destiny.A historical mystery that explores the prejudices of the timeCholdenko's previous novel, AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS, was a School LibraryJournal, Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Choldenko has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and has a Newbery Honor.