The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old GenieâEUR(TM)s every waking thought. But when she discovers sheâEUR(TM)s a celestial spirit whoâEUR(TM)s powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven with her fists, her perfectionist existence is shattered.
Enter Quentin, a transfer student from China whose tone-deaf assertiveness beguiles Genie to the brink of madness. Quentin nurtures GenieâEUR(TM)s outrageous transformationâEUR"sometimes gently, sometimes aggressivelyâEUR"as her sleepy suburb in the Bay Area comes under siege from hell-spawn.
This epic YA debut draws from Chinese folklore, features a larger-than-life heroine, and perfectly balances the realities of GenieâEUR(TM)s grounded high school life with the absurd supernatural world she finds herself commanding.
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Über den Autor Yee F. C. Yee
Outside of writing, F. C. Yee practices capoeira, a Brazilian form of martial arts, and has a day job mostly involving spreadsheets. His debut YA novel, The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, released in August 2017 to critical acclaim. He lives and writes in Denver. The Shadow of Kyoshi was written in consultation with Michael Dante DiMartino, the co-creator, executive producer, and story editor of the animated TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.