Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Lori M. Lee's middle grade
debut, an adventure fantasy inspired by Southeast Asian mythology.
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"I love the adventures Pahua has in this book. I also love the sense
of humor, the clever plotting, and the fantastic cast of characters. But
most of all I love Pahua: her courage, her kindness, and her love for
family."--NYT best-selling author Rick Riordan
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**Winner of the 2022 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's
Literature
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Pahua Moua has a bit of a reputation for being a weirdo. A lonely
eleven-year-old Hmong girl with the unique ability to see spirits, she
spends her summer days babysitting her little brother and playing with
her best friend, a cat spirit no one else can see.
One day Pahua accidentally untethers an angry spirit from the haunted
bridge in her neighborhood--whoops. When her brother suddenly falls sick
and can't be awoken, Pahua fears that the bridge spirit has stolen his
soul. She returns to the scene of the crime with her aunt's old shaman
tools, hoping to confront the spirit and demand her brother's return.
Instead, she summons a demon.
Thankfully, a warrior shaman with a bit of an attitude problem shows up
at the last minute and saves her butt. With the help of this guide,
Pahua will have to find her way through the spirit worlds and rescue her
brother's soul before it's too late. Little does she know she'll have
her own discoveries to make along the way. . . .
**With its unforgettable characters, unique nature-based magic system,
breathtaking twists and reveals, and climactic boss battle, this story
based on Hmong oral tradition offers everything a fantasy lover could
want.
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Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians,
soon to be a series on Disney+.
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