Pub Date: May 10, 2022
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2021030444
Lexile Code: 0830
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 09 to 12
Physical Info: 1.17" H x 8.46" L x 5.89" W ( 1.08 lbs) 352 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General | Action and Adventure | Legends Myths Fables | Asian | Asian American and Pacific Islander | Places | Asia
Series: Zachary Ying
Description: After his augmented reality gaming headset is possessed by the spirit of the First Emperor of China, twelve-year-old Chinese American Zack Ying is compelled to travel across China to steal an ancient artifact, fight figures from Chinese history and myth, and seal a portal to prevent malicious spirits from destroying the human realm.
Brief description: Xiran Jay Zhao is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Widow series. A first-gen Hui Chinese immigrant from small-town China to Vancouver, Canada, they were raised by the internet and made the inexplicable decision to leave their biochem degree in the dust to write books and make educational content instead. You can find them @XiranJayZhao on Twitter for memes, Instagram for cosplays and fancy outfits, TikTok for fun short videos, and YouTube for long videos about Chinese history and culture. Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor is their first middle grade novel.
Review Quotes: "Jam-packed with humour, heart, and hijinks, ZACHARY YING is the Chinese history class you wished you had at school. Exploring diaspora and intersectional identity in between magical heists and mythical creatures, this book is a marvel. I am officially a Xiran Jay Zhao stan!"--Graci Kim, author of THE LAST FALLEN STAR