  | Winnie Zeng unleashes a legend (Winnie Zeng) Author: Zhao, Katie | |
| Price: $22.38 | ||
Summary:
Armed with her fledgling powers, a magic cookbook, and the mentorship of a talking rabbit, sixth-grader Winnie Zeng must embrace her heritage and the powers of her ancestors to save her town from an evil spirit of Chinese legend.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (02/15/22)
Booklist (04/15/22)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/04/22)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 04/15/2022 Groton, Michigan, is supremely boring—at least, that’s what 11-year-old Winnie Zeng thinks, until she learns that the town houses a passage to the spirit realm and that it’s her task as a shaman to keep the human world safe. This information is dumped on her by the ghost of her grandmother, Lao Lao, a former shaman whom Winnie accidentally summoned. All Winnie wanted was to get through sixth grade, but now she must balance her schoolwork, her piano practice, her shaman training, and her parents’ expectations to make it through the year alive and stop the spirit attacks that seem to be building toward a grand event during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Pop-culture references feature heavily as Winnie grapples with what it means to be a hero. Her fear of never being enough—for her parents; for her older sister, who no longer wants anything to do with her; for her grandmother, who acts as her guide and mentor—drives her actions in ways that are realistic and relatable. A fun, fast-paced fantasy with heart. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
