The very unfortunate wish of Melony Yoshimura

Title
  1. The very unfortunate wish of Melony Yoshimura / Waka T. Brown.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
Author
  1. Brown, Waka T.

Details

Description
  1. 261 pages; 22 cm
Summary
  1. In this modern-day retelling of the Japanese folktale The Melon Princess and the Amanjaku, twelve-year-old Melony befriends a wish-granting demon who encourages her to rebel against her overprotective parents, all while using her for his own evil scheme.
  2. Melony Yoshimura's parents have always been overprotective. They say it's because a demonic spirit called the Amanjaku once preyed upon kids back in Japan, but Melony suspects it's just a cautionary tale to keep her in line. So on her twelfth birthday, Melony takes a chance and wishes for the freedom and adventure her parents seem determined to keep her from. As if conjured by her wish, the Amanjaku appears. At first, Melony is wary. If this creature is real, are the stories about its destructive ways also real? In no time, however, the Amanjaku woos Melony with its ability to shape-shift, grant wishes, and understand her desire for independence. But what Melony doesn't realize is that the Amanjaku's friendship has sinister consequences, and she quickly finds every aspect of her life controlled by the demon's trickery--including herself. Melony is determined to set things right, but will she be able to before the Amanjaku turns her life, her family, and her community upside down?
Subject
  1. Wishes > Juvenile fiction
  2. Demonology > Juvenile fiction
  3. Families > Juvenile fiction
  4. Parent and child > Juvenile fiction
  5. Japanese Americans > Juvenile fiction
  6. Wishes > Fiction
  7. Demonology > Fiction
  8. Family life > Fiction
  9. Japanese Americans > Fiction
  10. Souhaits > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  11. Démonologie > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  12. Familles > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  13. Parents et enfants > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  14. Américains d'origine japonaise > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  15. JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General
  16. Family members > Juvenile fiction
  17. Family > Juvenile fiction
Genre/Form
  1. Fantasy fiction.
  2. Folk literature
  3. Novels
  4. Folk literature.
  5. Novels.
  6. Littérature populaire.
  7. Romans.
Audience (note)
  1. Ages 8-12.
  2. Grades 4-6.
Author
  1. Brown, Waka T., author.
Title
  1. The very unfortunate wish of Melony Yoshimura / Waka T. Brown.
Publisher
  1. New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Audience
  1. Ages 8-12. Quill Tree Books.
  2. Grades 4-6. Quill Tree Books.
LCCN
  1. 2022045091
ISBN
  1. 9780063230767 hardcover
  2. 0063230763 hardcover
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