(W) Judy I Lin. There is no war outside of these walls. This is what the citizens of Ba Sing Se are told to believe* but Jin knows better. As a refugee whose parents were killed by the Fire Nation* she is haunted by her past. Now* she does her best to keep her head down in the Lower Ring* caring for her ailing grandfather and balancing school with survival. Her one bright spot is her best friend Susu* whose family treats Jin like one of their own* and whose bakery she helps make deliveries for. Her world shatters when Susu’s father gambles away the bakery and Susu is forced to take a contract in the Upper Ring to pay off the family’s debt. Jin vows to help her friend no matter what it takes. The deeper Jin delves into her double life* the more she learns about Susu’s own entanglement in a conspiracy darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined. As whispers swirl of the Avatar’s presence within the city’s walls* the Fire Nation creeps ever closer. With Ba Sing Se teetering on the brink of revolution* Jin must defy the powerful forces that control her city and risk everything for the friend she’s determined to save.