Author Van Hoang discusses her new book, “Girl Giant and the Jade War,” in a virtual conversation with Katie Zhao on Tuesday, December 7, 5 p.m. on Crowdcast.
In this sequel to “Girl Giant and the Monkey King,” Thom Ngoh and her friends set off on a far-flung adventure to save the Heavens and the Jade Emperor from certain destruction. Thom thought the Monkey King was her friend – he taught her to control her super strength and to stand up for herself. But really he was just using her. He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison sentence.
Now the Monkey King is waging a war against the Heavens and Thom must do everything in her power to fix the mess she made. Determined to prevent a war, Thom and her dragon friend Kha set off on an adventure across the Heavens to search for allies. But with the stakes higher than ever, the price for help may be more than Thom is willing to pay.
This richly woven middle-grade fantasy series, published by Roaring Brook Press, is full of humor, magic, and heart, and will appeal to readers who love Roshani Chokshi and Sayantani DasGupta, Vroman’s Bookstore said in a description of the book.
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