The Painted Boy
Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · November 11, 2010
Jay Li should be in Chicago, finishing high school and working at his family's restaurant.
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- Who it’s for
- A dragon-clan quest brings mythic danger, desert-town trouble, music, and a first pull of romance.
- Themes
- Coming of age, Human and supernatural identity, Romance
- Genres
- YA Mythical Creature Stories, YA Fantasy
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Jay Li should be in Chicago, finishing high school and working at his family's restaurant. Instead, as a born member of the Yellow Dragon Clan-part human, part dragon, like his grandmother-he is on a quest even he does not understand.
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His journey takes him to Santo del Vado Viejo in the Arizona desert, a town overrun by gangs, haunted by members of other animal clans, perfumed by delicious food, and set to the beat of Malo Malo, a barrio rock band whose female lead guitarist captures Jay's heart. He must face a series of dangerous, otherworldly-and very human-challenges to become the man, and dragon, he is meant to be. This is Charles de Lint at his best!
Dragon, Rock, Desert
A dragon-clan quest brings mythic danger, desert-town trouble, music, and a first pull of romance.
Come here for
- Animal-clan hauntings, barrio rock, and a town where danger shares space with good food
- Dragon lore threaded through a young man's strange, dangerous coming-of-age
Expect
- Otherworldly threats alongside very human challenges
- A romance in the orbit of a female lead guitarist
Where it sits
| YA Fantasy | 97% |
|---|---|
| YA Mythical Creature Stories | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mythical Creatures
- Magic & Fantasy
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Authors
- Charles De Lint
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- November 11, 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Coming of age · Human and supernatural identity · Romance
- Reading lane
- Mythical Creatures