The Tigers Apprentice, Laurence Yep
The Tigers Apprentice, Laurence Yep
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The Tiger's Apprentice

Author: Laurence Yep

Narrator: James Chen

Unabridged: 4 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/02/2021

Synopsis

Soon to be an original animated movie streaming on Paramount+ beginning February 2, 2024, starring Henry Golding, Lucy Liu, Brandon Soo Hoo, Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh, and Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh! Don’t miss this middle grade fantasy adventure about a boy, a magical tiger, an outlaw dragon, and a mischievous monkey who carry the fate of the world on their shoulders. From two-time Newbery Honor–winning author Laurence Yep (Dragonwings, Dragon’s Gate), now with an all-new cover and introduction! Tom Lee’s life changes forever the day he meets a talking tiger named Mr. Hu and discovers that he has magical powers and great responsibilities that he never imagined. Despite his doubts and fears, Tom joins Mr. Hu’s ragtag band of creatures in their fight to keep an ancient talisman out of the hands of the worst possible enemy.This action-packed fantasy from two-time Newbery Honor–winning author Laurence Yep reveals a hidden world within our own where animals take human form, where friendship is the final weapon in the battle between good and evil, and where a young boy is responsible for saving the world he knows . . . and the one he is just discovering.This updated edition includes an introduction by Laurence Yep! 

About Laurence Yep

Laurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate; The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee; and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island, which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, and was named a New York Public Library's ""One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing"" and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book.Mr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara

I like the concept of the story (Chinese mythology combined with fantasy, set in San Francisco), but overall the story felt curiously flat to me.......more

Goodreads review by Travelmaven

Just had a hard time getting into this. (Yes, I realize it's a children's book - I'm a retired children's librarian so I'm always looking for ideas to suggest to libraries, literacy programs, and kids in my life.) The idea is interesting, the characters have some depth, but there was just something......more

Goodreads review by Deborah

Guardian of the Phoenix Egg I needed to read a book that would be made into a movie or TV series so I chose this book. I'll give the movie a try later. As far as the book goes it was just okay. Kind of a mixture of American and Chinese cultures. The book was basically about a boy named Tom whose Gran......more

Goodreads review by Katie Mayer

Tom Lee is a boy who lives with his grandmother. He struggles with being picked on by his peers and has a tendency to get in fights, mainly over defending his grandmother who is a little quirky and different from everybody else. It turns out his quirky grandmother is not just an ordinary grandmother......more

Goodreads review by Bethany

I got this from a book subscription box. It was a mystery middle grade. I would not have picked this book up if I saw it in the bookstore. I would have missed out cause this was a cute short little read. I really enjoyed it.......more

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