![]() ![]() "In this dazzlingly fun debut, Yee mixes humor, Chinese folklore, and action to deliver a rousing, irreverent adventure packed with sharp-edged banter." ( Publishers Weekly) "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() But every second Genie spends tapping into the secret of her true nature is a second in which the lives of her loved ones hang in the balance. The fates of her friends, family, and the entire Bay Area all depend on her summoning an inner power that Quentin assures her is strong enough to level the very gates of Heaven. Suddenly, acing the SATs is the least of Genie’s worries. While Genie knows Quentin only as an attractive transfer student with an oddly formal command of the English language, in another reality he is Sun Wukong, the mythological Monkey King incarnate-right down to the furry tail and penchant for peaches. Enter Quentin Sun, a mysterious new kid in class who becomes Genie’s self-appointed guide to battling demons. When she’s not crushing it at volleyball or hitting the books, Genie is typically working on how to crack the elusive Harvard entry code.īut when her hometown comes under siege from Hellspawn straight out of Chinese folklore, her priorities are dramatically rearranged. Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. ![]() She annihilates standardized tests and the bad guys. ![]()
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