The Dragon Warrior Katie Zhao Bloomsbury, 2019 343 pages Grades 4-8 Mythology/Fantasy Twelve year-old Faryn and her slightly younger brother live with their beloved grandfather in San Francisco's Chinatown.Ever since their warrior fighting father disappeared years before, the small family unit has been looked down upon by the community's top citizens. While out getting medicine for her grandfather on the first day of the lunar new year, Faryn encounters a Nian (scary demon). Grandfather trained her to be a demon warrior like her father and she puts the skills to work, defeating this enemy with the help of a mysterious stranger. A new year's party reveals unexpected news that Faryn is the "Heaven Breaker", a warrior prophesied to wield an Excalibur-like sword and lead a dragon army to save the world in a war against demons. Brother Alex is not happy. Why wasn't he the one chosen? There is no time to ponder as the young people team up with an old friendemie to lead the charge in the war against the demons. Do they have what it takes? Can Faryn make the right choices and sacrifices required for the job? Most of all, how will the team fare while encountering both deities and demons in their quest to save the world from evil?
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The Dragon Warrior Katie Zhao Bloomsbury, 2019 343 pages Grades 4-8 Mythology/Fantasy Twelve year-old Faryn and her slightly younger brother live with their beloved grandfather in San Francisco's Chinatown.Ever since their warrior fighting father disappeared years before, the small family unit has been looked down upon by the community's top citizens. While out getting medicine for her grandfather on the first day of the lunar new year, Faryn encounters a Nian (scary demon). Grandfather trained her to be a demon warrior like her father and she puts the skills to work, defeating this enemy with the help of a mysterious stranger. A new year's party reveals unexpected news that Faryn is the "Heaven Breaker", a warrior prophesied to wield an Excalibur-like sword and lead a dragon army to save the world in a war against demons. Brother Alex is not happy. Why wasn't he the one chosen? There is no time to ponder as the young people team up with an old friendemie to lead the charge in the war against the demons. Do they have what it takes? Can Faryn make the right choices and sacrifices required for the job? Most of all, how will the team fare while encountering both deities and demons in their quest to save the world from evil?