The Epic Crush of Genie Lo is a young adult fantasy novelfrom F. C. Yee, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. When she’s not crushing it at volleyball, Genie is typically working on how to crack the elusive Harvard entry code. But when her hometown comes under siege from hellspawn straight out of Chinese folklore, her priorities are dramatically rearranged. Enter Quentin Sun, a mysterious new kid who becomes Genie’s guide to battling demons. While Genie knows Quentin only as an attractive transfer student, in another reality he is Sun Wukong, the mythological Monkey King incarnate. Suddenly, acing the SATs is the least of Genie’s worries. This epic debut draws from Chinese mythology, features a larger-than-life heroine, and perfectly balances the realities of Genie’s grounded Bay Area life with the absurd supernatural world she finds herself commanding. “Genie’s perspective on the strange turn her life has taken will have readers laughing out loud . . . Hilarious and action-packed, this fantastically executed tale of the Monkey King in modern-day California introduces a great new character in Genie Lo.” —School Library Journal Genie Lo series:The Epic Crush of Genie LoThe Iron Will of Genie Lo
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The Epic Crush of Genie Lo (Genie Lo Series #1)
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo is a young adult fantasy novelfrom F. C. Yee, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. When she’s not crushing it at volleyball, Genie is typically working on how to crack the elusive Harvard entry code. But when her hometown comes under siege from hellspawn straight out of Chinese folklore, her priorities are dramatically rearranged. Enter Quentin Sun, a mysterious new kid who becomes Genie’s guide to battling demons. While Genie knows Quentin only as an attractive transfer student, in another reality he is Sun Wukong, the mythological Monkey King incarnate. Suddenly, acing the SATs is the least of Genie’s worries. This epic debut draws from Chinese mythology, features a larger-than-life heroine, and perfectly balances the realities of Genie’s grounded Bay Area life with the absurd supernatural world she finds herself commanding. “Genie’s perspective on the strange turn her life has taken will have readers laughing out loud . . . Hilarious and action-packed, this fantastically executed tale of the Monkey King in modern-day California introduces a great new character in Genie Lo.” —School Library Journal Genie Lo series:The Epic Crush of Genie LoThe Iron Will of Genie Lo
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo is a young adult fantasy novelfrom F. C. Yee, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. When she’s not crushing it at volleyball, Genie is typically working on how to crack the elusive Harvard entry code. But when her hometown comes under siege from hellspawn straight out of Chinese folklore, her priorities are dramatically rearranged. Enter Quentin Sun, a mysterious new kid who becomes Genie’s guide to battling demons. While Genie knows Quentin only as an attractive transfer student, in another reality he is Sun Wukong, the mythological Monkey King incarnate. Suddenly, acing the SATs is the least of Genie’s worries. This epic debut draws from Chinese mythology, features a larger-than-life heroine, and perfectly balances the realities of Genie’s grounded Bay Area life with the absurd supernatural world she finds herself commanding. “Genie’s perspective on the strange turn her life has taken will have readers laughing out loud . . . Hilarious and action-packed, this fantastically executed tale of the Monkey King in modern-day California introduces a great new character in Genie Lo.” —School Library Journal Genie Lo series:The Epic Crush of Genie LoThe Iron Will of Genie Lo
F. C. Yee grew up in New Jersey and went to school in New England. His first book with Abrams, The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, was published in 2017 to critical acclaim and four starred reviews. He currently lives and writes in Denver, Colorado.
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