
The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang
Atheneum Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · September 30, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- A coming-of-age graphic novel where birthday superstition meets art-school ambition and unnerving visions.
- Themes
- Superstition and bad luck, Uncertain visions of doom, Conflict with a strict parent
- Genres
- Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy Comics, US: Asian American Stories
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In this “unique, amusing, and compulsively readable” (School Library Journal, starred review) debut graphic novel, a girl born on a day considered unlucky in Chinese superstition starts to wonder if she really is cursed when she’s troubled by visions of doom set to occur on her thirteenth birthday.
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Twelve-year-old Eugenia Wang has never celebrated her birthday on her actual birthday, April 4th, because of her mom’s belief in the Chinese superstition that four is an unlucky number. And that’s not the only thing Mom’s strict about; she won’t let Eugenia go to a summer comic art camp because she thinks art is a waste of time. This year, Eugenia is determined to defy her mom by applying for the camp, having her party on her actual birthday, and inviting her super cute crush while she’s at it, too! But when Eugenia gets hit in the head with a sneaker during PE, she starts getting unnerving visions of impending doom about her upcoming birthday. It might be the aftereffects of her head injury, or maybe she’s just anxious about turning thirteen. As the visions get worse, even affecting her artwork, Eugenia suspects an unseen force may be sending her messages. If she’s haunted after all, Eugenia will have to figure out why before it’s too late. Even more horrifying, she may have to do the unthinkable: admit her mom was right.
Birthday Trouble
A coming-of-age graphic novel where birthday superstition meets art-school ambition and unnerving visions.
Come here for
- A comic’s-eye view of family expectations and teenage defiance
- Birthday nerves with a supernatural edge
Expect
- A girl weighing her own instincts against her mother’s beliefs
- Visions that blur anxiety and the uncanny
Where it sits
| Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels | 85% |
|---|---|
| US: Asian American Stories | 53% |
| Fantasy Comics | 50% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fantasy Comics
- US: Asian American Stories
- Family Stories
- Authors
- Stan Yan
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- September 30, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Superstition and bad luck · Uncertain visions of doom · Conflict with a strict parent
- Reading lane
- Fantasy Comics