Girl Giant and the Monkey King
Square Fish · Paperback · December 7, 2021
From debut author Van Hoang comes Girl Giant and the Monkey King, a tale packed with magic, adventure, and middle-school woes—perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Roshani Chokshi.
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- Who it’s for
- A quick, immersive pick if you like your fantasy lightly magical and neatly in motion.
- Genres
- Asian Myths & Legends, Mythical Creatures, Action & Adventure
- Published
- Square Fish, December 7, 2021
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From debut author Van Hoang comes Girl Giant and the Monkey King, a tale packed with magic, adventure, and middle-school woes—perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Roshani Chokshi. Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she’s strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it’s making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school.
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In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with the Monkey King, a powerful deity and legendary trickster she accidentally released from his 500-year prison sentence. Thom agrees to help the Monkey King get back his magical staff if he'll take away her strength. Soon Thom is swept up in an ancient and fantastical world in where demons, dragons, and Jade princesses actually exist. But she quickly discovers that magic can’t cure everything, and dealing with the trickster god might be more trouble than it’s worth.
Fantasy With Bounce
A quick, immersive pick if you like your fantasy lightly magical and neatly in motion.
Come here for
- Asia-facing fantasy sheen
- an easy sustained-read vibe
Expect
- A teen-friendly fantasy register
- Asian American and Asia-set category signals
Where it sits
| Asian Myths & Legends | 82% |
|---|---|
| Action & Adventure | 57% |
| Mythical Creatures | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Asian Myths & Legends
- Magic & Fantasy
- Authors
- Van Hoang
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- December 7, 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure