Pearl [Paperback]

She is a girl made entirely of stone and she has been resting on the floor of the sea for a thousand years. At first glance, one might not think such an existence could be very exciting, but when a boy named Niko pulls her from the waves, Pearls life seems only to have just begun. In a series of adventures that carries her to an exotic island grotto, a bloody revolution, a rat-infested tomb, and at last, to a peaceful mountain retreat, Pearl encounters crazed rebels, wise philosophers, and greedy grave robbers, as well as a few other friendly people and fish along the way. Through all of her perils, Pearl undergoes a magical transformation. What she will finally become depends upon her courage, her desires, and her faith in the very stars that seem to be guiding Pearl to her final destiny.