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Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor  Cover Image Book Book

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor / Xiran Jay Zhao.

Zhao, Xiran Jay. (Author).

Summary:

After his augmented reality gaming headset is possessed by the spirit of the First Emperor of China, twelve-year-old Chinese American Zack Ying is compelled to travel across China to steal an ancient artifact, fight figures from Chinese history and myth, and seal a portal to prevent malicious spirits from destroying the human realm.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1665900709
  • ISBN: 9781665900706
  • Physical Description: 340 pages
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2022]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 21.99
Subject: Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C. > Juvenile fiction.
Spirits > Juvenile fiction.
Spirit possession > Juvenile fiction.
Good and evil > Juvenile fiction.
Magic > Juvenile fiction.
Mythology, Chinese > Juvenile fiction.
Chinese Americans > Juvenile fiction.
China > History > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.
Adventure fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch J FIC Zhao 31681020175899 JFIC Checked out 11/20/2025
Lakeshore Branch J FIC Zhao 31681020186425 JFIC Available -

Xiran Jay Zhao is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Widow series. A first-gen Hui Chinese immigrant from small-town China to Vancouver, Canada, they were raised by the internet and made the inexplicable decision to leave their biochem degree in the dust to write books and make educational content instead. You can find them @XiranJayZhao on Twitter for memes, Instagram for cosplays and fancy outfits, TikTok for fun short videos, and YouTube for long videos about Chinese history and culture. Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor is their first middle grade novel.


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