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Girl giant and the jade war / Van Hoang ; illustrated by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Hoang, Van, Girl giant and the Monkey King ; 2Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 313 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250240446
  • 1250240441
Other title:
  • Girl giant & the jade war
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Thom Ngoh thought the Monkey King was her friend--he taught her to control her super strength and to stand up for herself. But really he was just using her. He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison. Now the Monkey King is waging a war against the Heavens and Thom must do everything in her power to fix the mess she made. Determined to prevent a war, Thom and her dragon friend Kha set off on an adventure across the Heavens to search for allies. But with the stakes higher than ever, the price for help may be more than Thom is willing to pay"--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy HOANG VAN 2 Available 33111010629349
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy HOANG VAN 2 Available 33111010780662
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy HOANG VAN 2 Available 33111009871233
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this sequel to Girl Giant and the Monkey King , Thom and her friends set off on a far flung adventure to save the Heavens and the Jade Emperor from certain destruction.

Thom Ngoh thought the Monkey King was her friend--he taught her to control her super strength and to stand up for herself. But really he was just using her. He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison. Now the Monkey King is waging a war against the Heavens and Thom must do everything in her power to fix the mess she made.

Determined to prevent a war, Thom and her dragon friend Kha set off on an adventure across the Heavens to search for allies. But with the stakes higher than ever, the price for help may be more than Thom is willing to pay. . .

This richly woven middle-grade fantasy series is full of humor, magic, and heart, and will appeal to readers who love Roshani Chokshi and Sayantani DasGupta.

"Thom Ngoh thought the Monkey King was her friend--he taught her to control her super strength and to stand up for herself. But really he was just using her. He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison. Now the Monkey King is waging a war against the Heavens and Thom must do everything in her power to fix the mess she made. Determined to prevent a war, Thom and her dragon friend Kha set off on an adventure across the Heavens to search for allies. But with the stakes higher than ever, the price for help may be more than Thom is willing to pay"--Provided by publisher.

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