The Chinese Buffet Book One of the Year of the Dragon Trilogy

Chinese teenager, Hong Yi, learns that she is the guardian of a frightening legend that could cause worldwide panic if it were to get out. 12-year-old Douglas McClowsky III is a normal kid in North Carolina until the Nian Chinese Buffet opens up in town and things begin to change. Realizing that something evil is happening with the new restaurant, Doug teams up with his new friend, Hong, and together they face an enemy much more sinister than either could have imagined.