The Painted Boy
- Authors
- Lint, Charles de
- Publisher
- Viking Children's Books
- Tags
- fantasy , animals , personal growth , fiction , self-reliance in adolescence - arizona , people & places , school & education , juvenile fiction , self-reliance , united states , young adult , cooking & food , general , fantasy & magic , self-esteem & self-reliance , mythical , arizona , supernatural , nature & the natural world , social issues , self-help
- ISBN
- 9780670011919
- Date
- 2010-11-11T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.23 MB
- Lang
- en
James Li should be in Chicago, finishing high school and working at his family's restaurant. Instead, as a born member of the Yellow Dragon Clan, he is on a quest even he does not understand. Jay's journey takes him to Santo del Vado Viejo in the Arizona desert, a town overrun by gangs, haunted by members of other animal clans, perfumed by delicious food, and set to the beat of Malo Malo, a barrio rock band whose female lead guitarist captures Jay's heart. He must face a series of dangerous, otherworldly-and very human-challenges not just to survive, but to prove his worth to the clan.