Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit, Jesse Q. Sutanto
Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit, Jesse Q. Sutanto
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Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit

Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto

Narrator: Caleb Yen, Kimberley Wong

Unabridged: 8 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/31/2022

Synopsis

After inheriting a grieving fox spirit, a Chinese American boy must learn to embrace his heritage to solve the mystery of his brother's death in Jesse Q Sutanto's magical, action-packed middle grade fantasy, Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit.

Theo Tan doesn't want a spirit companion. He just wants to be a normal American kid, playing video games, going to conventions, and using cirth pendants to cast his spells like everyone else. But, when his older brother dies, Theo ends up inheriting Jamie's fox spirit, Kai.

Kai isn't happy about this either. Theo is nothing like Jamie, and the two of them have never gotten along. But, when they realize the mysterious journal Jamie left Theo is filled with clues and secret codes, it's clear that something strange was going on with Jamie's internship at Reapling Corp.

But the only way onto the campus is the highly competitive "Know Your Roots" summer camp program, a celebration of Chinese and Indian cultures designed to help connect students with their heritage. Theo and Kai will have to put aside their differences long enough to honor Jamie's last wishes, or the mystery he died for will remain unsolved forever...

About The Author

Jesse Q. Sutanto grew up shuttling back and forth between Indonesia, Singapore, and England, and considers all three places her home. She has forty-two first cousins and thirty aunties and uncles, many of whom live just down the road. When she’s not writing, she’s playing games with her husband, or making a mess in the kitchen with her two daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anniek on March 04, 2022

I think I will just read anything Jesse Q. Sutanto writes. This book does so many things, and it never feels like too much. It's this interesting blend of sci-fi and fantasy - set in the future, magic has replaced technology - with a very interesting magic system. It's a story about a boy who loses h......more

Goodreads review by belle ☆ﾐ (thisbellereadstoo) on August 14, 2022

why are people sleeping on this book? i loved the whole exploration of one’s cultural heritage in a magical world. after the death of his older brother, theo is determined to feel close to jamie. joining the “know your roots” program is one of the ways theo can find out what truly happened to jamie.......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on May 31, 2022

IDK if Jesse will read this, but I hope she does. I finished reading this book a week before it's publication date. It was such a wonderful story and I couldn't wait to begin the next book. But then I read the author's note and this book took on a whole new meaning to me. It almost left me in tears,......more

Goodreads review by Beth on May 05, 2022

I received an advance copy via NetGalley. This middle grade book follows 12-year-old Theo Tan and trickster fox spirit Kai. In a near-future San Francisco where magic works a lot like advanced tech, Theo is determined to be as American and not-Chinese as possible, which is in contrast to his idolized......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on June 20, 2022

A smart and witty middle grade fantasy book steeped in Chinese mythology that features Theo, a Chinese American boy grieving the death of his older brother who gets tasked with completing the challenge his brother wasn't able to finish and figuring out why he died. Told in alternating POVs between T......more

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