Creatures of the in Between
HarperCollins · Hardcover · April 11, 2023
Princess Mononoke meets How to Train Your Dragon in this magical middle grade adventure from Cindy Lin, author of The Twelve, featuring a blend of East and Southeast Asian folklore and mythical creatures, and starring a boy with a hero’s destiny.
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- Who it’s for
- A folklore-rich adventure pairs mythical creatures with the pressure of a prince running out of time.
- Genres
- Mythical Creatures, Asian Myths & Legends, Action & Adventure
- Published
- HarperCollins, April 11, 2023
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Princess Mononoke meets How to Train Your Dragon in this magical middle grade adventure from Cindy Lin, author of The Twelve, featuring a blend of East and Southeast Asian folklore and mythical creatures, and starring a boy with a hero’s destiny. Prince Jin is running out of time. He must find a monster companion before his thirteenth birthday or lose the throne completely.
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And that means travelling to the only place where monsters still live: the legendary, dangerous Whisper Island. But untold perils await Jin there. The magical creatures he seeks are not so easily swayed, and an even greater threat looms on the horizon—one that could threaten everything Jin hopes to achieve.
Folklore and Peril
A folklore-rich adventure pairs mythical creatures with the pressure of a prince running out of time.
Come here for
- East and Southeast Asian folklore and mythical creatures
- A high-stakes adventure with a ticking birthday deadline
Expect
- Dangerous journeys and creatures not easily won over
- A middle grade blend of magic, peril, and adventure
Where it sits
| Mythical Creatures | 86% |
|---|---|
| Asian Myths & Legends | 53% |
| Action & Adventure | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Animal Stories
- Mythical Creatures
- Art & Architecture
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- Asian Myths & Legends
- Family Stories
- Historical Fiction
- Royalty & Princes
- Authors
- Cindy Lin
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 11, 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure