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The Monkey King’s Daughter
Exciting Action/Adventure Novels for Young Readers!
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NEWS Donated copies of books #1 & #2 bring in over $10,000 during the recent silent action fundraiser for the Asian Pacific Community Fund. Well done APCF! ELL Coordinator at Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School buys TMKD for student community. Books are added to 6th grade summer reading list. July 31, author T.A. DeBonis will be speaking and signing books, at Catalyst Foundation's Vietnamese Culture Camp being held in New Haven, Connecticut at Southern Connecticut State University. Author interview, MetroWest News/Natick Tab here THE ART Illustrator John Forcucci discusses the ART of the COVERS here MUSICAL EXTRA Many readers have expressed interest in the traditional Mandarin folk lullaby You-You-Zha, featured in Book #2. You can listen to the MP3 of the song here
Books can be purchased for $9.95 Large volume discounts are available for schools, libraries, non-profits, distributors, etc., directly from the Publisher. Also available through Ingrams, B&T, etc.
Available soon in: Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional/Complex, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, and Korean.
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REVIEWS
I am the ELL Coordinator at the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School in Marlborough. Our Executive Director, Barbara McGann, knowing that I am always looking for excellent young adult literature on the topics of language and culture, was kind enough to loan me a copy of your novel, The Monkey King’s Daughter. I wanted you to know that I found it a wonderful read—not just for students of different cultures and linguistic backgrounds—but for all young adults. I especially enjoyed the way you captured issues facing all teenage girls, and the authentic voice of teenagers. Meilin is appealing not just for how “real” she is, though, but how she navigates both the high school scene and culture wars with a core of strength that is reinforced by her heritage. Thank you for the opportunity to experience your novel! We are purchasing several copies to share with our student community.—Cathie Ricci, Ell Coordinator & Barbara McGann, Rear Admiral, USN (Retired), Exec. Dir., Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School
"The Monkey King's Daughter: The Many Adventures of Meilin #2" is the second action-adventure novel for 8-13 year old readers about a teenage girl whose mystical origin leads her to myriad adventures in both ancient mythical China and present-day USA. Meilin is the plucky heroine who must fight to overcome or right an ancient act of betrayal in her distant past, learning to find and use her secret powers and identity, all while leading a normal high school life complete with distractingly handsome boys. Meilin fights an unknown evil foe and makes a dangerous choice that may determine the rise or fall of the Demon Monkey Kingdom. "The Monkey King's Daughter" is excellent reading for young people and reinforces ideas of loyalty, honoring cultural authenticity, respectful development and use of special talents, and the virtue of planning ahead (for all events). "The Monkey King's Daughter" is exciting reading with a core of solid values. —Children's Bookwatch (April 2010) 5 out of 5 stars Quite the entertaining read, highly recommended. Some people wish they had extraordinary origins, others wish they were normal. "The Monkey King's Daughter" is the story of Meilin, who soon finds out that she is the daughter of the mythical Sun Wukong. With that knowledge, she finds herself missing the days when homework and boys were the only thing on her mind. A fun mix of classical Asian mythology and a charming young adult read, "The Monkey King's Daughter" is quite the entertaining read, highly recommended. —Midwest Book Review
My 8 year old (who has learned Shaolin style kungfu since she was 5 years old and is now learning from actual monks from the Shaolin temple) hasn't found any series she liked after ‘Magic Tree House’ – until I introduced her to your series of books. Now she is quite inspired to practice her staff. —Andrea Chan
I see a strong heroine on the horizon, and applaud T.A. DeBonis for reaching deep into ancient truths to bring today's youth a significant non-violent role model. —Laurie Joy Haas, co-author of Read it Aloud! A parent's guide to sharing books with young children.
Brilliant! Empowering—especially for young girls! With everything that children have to contend with growing up today, The Monkey King's Daughter is exactly the kind of novels they need to be reading.—Fatinha Kerr, Executive Director, MCS-Inc. (May 2010) I read the book and I loved it! It was so much fun to read. I'll definitely be reading this one to the students in my classroom. —D. Hartman (teacher) It's perfect for kids between 8 and 12 years of age. The writing is descriptive and very fast paced. And since today's kids like to be entertained, it's nice to know there are good books like this for kids to enjoy. Can't wait for the next one in the series. —D. Mansour I originally thought I'd read one chapter a night —but I couldn't put it down. I had to read it all. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep that night.—N. Dawson |
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BOOK 1 This story isn’t about Sun Wukong, the Monkey King—it’s about his daughter, Meilin. Only, she doesn’t know she’s the Monkey King’s daughter. In fact, she doesn’t know she’s half demon-monkey at all. As far as Meilin knows, she’s an ordinary 14 year-old high school freshman from Midland Hills, California, facing all the problems that bright young girls face at that age—flakey girlfriends, zits, too much homework, bad hair days, obnoxious boys… But all of that changes when her ancient past catches up with her... Ages 8-13 & up ISBN: 978-0-9678094-4-1 order @ Amazon @ Barnes & Noble |
BOOK 2 As Meilin continues to struggle with her new powers and identity, an act of betrayal in her ancient past, compounded with the distraction of a new boy in school, forces Meilin to question her very purpose in life. Events come to a head when an evil foe comes forward in Time to seek revenge, forcing Meilin to choose which Path she should follow. Hanging in the balance—the survival of the entire Demon Monkey Kingdom. Ages 8-13 & up ISBN: 978-0-9678094-2-7 order @ Amazon @ Barnes & Noble |
BOOK 3 What do you do when your heart tells you one thing and your mother tells you “NO!”? Fourteen-year-old Meilin chooses to defy her mother and her uncle Zhu Bajie, and travels back in Time to the era of her father, the Monkey King, in an attempt to save someone’s life—a life she’s told cannot be saved. By taking matters into her own hands, Meilin faces a deadly encounter with magical forces and a Spider Demon that threatens to end her life and the lives of others. Ages 8-13 & up ISBN: 978-0-9678094-5-8 order @ Amazon @ Barnes & Noble |