The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's
every waking thought. But when she discovers she's a celestial spirit who's
powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven with her fists, her
perfectionist existence is shattered. Enter Quentin, a transfer student from
China whose tone-deaf assertiveness beguiles Genie to the brink of madness.
Quentin nurtures Genie's bodacious transformation--sometimes gently, sometimes
aggressively--as her sleepy suburb in the Bay Area comes under siege from
hell-spawn.
This epic YA debut draws from Chinese folklore, features a larger-than-life
heroine, and perfectly balances the realities of Genie's grounded high school
life with the absurd supernatural world she