{"id":36826,"date":"2024-07-13T15:42:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T19:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36826"},"modified":"2024-07-13T15:43:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T19:43:31","slug":"review-of-the-dragon-warrior-by-katie-zhao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36826","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Dragon Warrior, by Katie Zhao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dragon_warrior_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dragon_warrior_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-39732\" \/><\/a><em>The Dragon Warrior<\/em><\/p>\n<p>by Katie Zhao<\/p>\n<p>Bloomsbury Children\u2019s Books, 2019.  343 pages.<br \/>\nReview written October 27, 2019, from a library book<\/p>\n<p><em>The Dragon Warrior<\/em> is one of those stories of a modern kid discovering she\u2019s inherited the mantle of a hero of mythology and must go on a quest to save the world from demons.  She\u2019s looking for her father, who disappeared mysteriously fighting demons years ago, and has complicated relationships with the companions fighting alongside her.<\/p>\n<p>This time the mythology is Chinese mythology \u2013 and it\u2019s complicated.  I did have trouble remembering the relationships of the various gods and demons \u2013 but I thought that was only fair, and I hope there are Chinese kids reading this book who enjoy reading about characters they\u2019ve heard of before.  There was a glossary in the back, but since it was in the back I didn\u2019t want to refer to it in the middle of the book.<\/p>\n<p>Faryn Liu lives in San Francisco\u2019s Chinatown, where her grandfather trains her to battle demons.  But the other members of the Jade Society look down on her family for not having pure Chinese blood.  So nobody expects her to be chosen as the Heaven Breaker and to be given a quest to solve a puzzle and make it to the Jade Emperor\u2019s Lunar Banquet.<\/p>\n<p>It does read a lot like other similar stories, but it still is a fun read.  My favorite moments were the horse-loving friend getting to drive a flying chariot and Faryn learning that she can command dragons.<\/p>\n<p>This book looks to be the start of a series, and there were some complications I didn\u2019t expect.  This is an action-packed book with kids fighting demons to save the world.  What\u2019s not to like?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/katiezhao.com\/\">katiezhao.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bloomsbury.com\">bloomsbury.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1547602007\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time.  The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n<p>*Note* To try to catch up on posting reviews, I\u2019m posting the oldest reviews I\u2019ve written on my blog without making a page on my main website. They\u2019re still good books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dragon Warrior by Katie Zhao Bloomsbury Children\u2019s Books, 2019. 343 pages. Review written October 27, 2019, from a library book The Dragon Warrior is one of those stories of a modern kid discovering she\u2019s inherited the mantle of a hero of mythology and must go on a quest to save the world from demons. 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