{"product_id":"peasprout-chen-battle-of-champions-book-2-9781250233646","title":"Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions (Book 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It's Hermione Granger meets \u003ci\u003eCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e meets the Ice Capades meets \u003ci\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Takes on weighty and relevant questions of gender, ability, leadership, immigration... with intelligence, deftness and precision.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow in her Second Year at Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, Peasprout Chen strives to reclaim her place as a champion of wu liu, the sport of martial arts figure skating. But, with the new year comes new competition, and Peasprout's dreams are thwarted by an impressive transfer student. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYinmei is the heir to the Shinian throne and has fled her country for Pearl. When she excels both academically and socially, Peasprout begins to suspect that Yinmei is not a refugee at all but a spy. When the Empress of Shin threatens to invade the city of Pearl, Peasprout makes a bold decision. To keep her enemy close, Peasprout joins Yinmei's \"battleband,\" a team that executes elaborate skating configurations that are part musical spectacle, part defensive attack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Henry Lien's \u003ci\u003ePeasprout Chen: Battle of Champions\u003c\/i\u003e, Peasprout guides her battleband on a mission to save Pearl, and learns what it truly means to be a leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Lien\u003c\/b\u003e is a 2012 graduate of Clarion West, and his short fiction has appeared in publications like \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e, earning multiple Nebula Award nominations. Born in Taiwan, Henry currently lives in Hollywood, California. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePeasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507574804754,"sku":"9781250233646","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52934c48-9188-46e3-8e9d-040a188c2259.jpg?v=1730863675","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/peasprout-chen-battle-of-champions-book-2-9781250233646","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}