In case it’s not already evident, I was completely captivated by Dragon Pearl. The mission of the imprint is to promote authors from underrepresented backgrounds and cultures writing middle-grade stories inspired by their own mythologies and folklore, and the excellent books like Dragon Pearl resulting from this imperative are just that much more evidence that publishers should have been doing that all along. Cervantes, here), and the quality of the books published under it continues to be high. This is the second novel we’ve reviewed from the Rick Riordan Presents imprint (check out our review of The Storm Runner, by J.C. Using the shape-changing abilities and compelling Charm that are part of her fox magic, Min sets out to find both her brother and the legendary Dragon Pearl, whose terraforming powers might be enough to save Jinju. She knows Jun would never do something like that, and when there seem to be no other options, Min decides to find out what happened for herself. But when a special investigator arrives at Min’s home and informs her family that Jun has deserted, Min knows that something is terribly wrong. Together, they hope to see all of the Thousand Worlds and to find a way to help their own planet, Jinju. Min, a 13-year-old fox spirit who – like the rest of her family – usually takes human form, dreams of joining the Space Forces like her older brother, Jun.
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