Pearl

She is a girl made entirely of stone and has been resting on the floor of an ancient sea for a thousand years. When a boy named Niko pulls her from the waves, Pearl's life seems only to be beginning. Through adventures that carry her to an exotic island grotto, into the midst of a bloody revolution, underground in a rat-infested tomb, and at last, to a magical mountain paradise, 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, she undergoes a magical transformation. What Pearl will finally become depends upon her courage, the power of her desire, and her faith in the very stars that seem to be guiding her to her final destiny.