The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee - Softcover

Oh, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593810635 ISBN 13: 9780593810637

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024

Synopsis

"When a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must find a way out with the help of a cute boy all while facing off against a villainous corporation. Inspired by the A-ha's ""Take on Me"" music video, this entertaining YA novel is a grounded speculative fiction adventure from the co-founder of We Need Diverse Books. Mina has become the hero of her own story. Literally. When Mina Lee woke up on Saturday morning for SAT prep, she did NOT expect to: 1. Nearly be fried by a superhero who turned out to be a supervillain. 2. Come face to face with Jin, the handsome boy of her dreams. 3. Discover a conspiracy involving the evil corporation Merco that she created. And it’s all happening in her fictional world. Mina is trapped in the story she created. Now it’s up to her to save everyone. Even if it means losing Jin forever. From the award-winning author of Finding Junie Kim and co-founder of We Need Diverse Books, Ellen Oh. In the speculative fiction adventure Colliding Worlds, a teenage artist grapples with her first love, grief, and learning how to take charge of her own life."

About this title

About the Author

Ellen Oh is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books and the recipient of the Asian/Pacific American Award Honor for Children’s Literature for Finding Junie Kim. She is an award-winning author of the middle-grade novels The Dragon Egg Princess and the Spirit Hunters trilogy and the YA fantasy Prophecy trilogy. She is also the editor and contributor of You Are Here: Connecting Flights, a collection of interwoven stories; the editor of the middle-grade anthology Flying Lessons and Other Stories; and the coeditor of the YA anthology A Thousand Beginnings and Endings. Ellen is a former adjunct college instructor and lawyer with an insatiable curiosity for ancient Asian history. She also loves martial arts films, K-pop, and K-dramas, and is a big A-ha fan. In fact, the “Take on Me” video is the inspiration for Colliding Worlds. Originally from New York City, Ellen lives in Rockville, Maryland, with her husband, three human children, and two dog children, and has yet to satisfy her quest for a decent bagel.

From the Back Cover

When a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must find a way out with the help of a cute boy all while facing off against a villainous corporation. Inspired by the A-ha's "Take on Me" music video, this entertaining YA novel is a grounded speculative fiction adventure from a founding member of We Need Diverse Books.

"Sincere, smart, and meta…this stirring high-concept novel… stands out from the rest."-Soman Chainani, author of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL series

Mina has become the hero of her own story. Literally.

When Mina Lee woke up on Saturday morning for SAT prep, she did NOT expect to:

1. Nearly be fried by a superhero who turned out to be a supervillain.
2. Come face to face with Jin, the handsome boy of her dreams.
3. Discover a conspiracy involving the evil corporation Merco that she created.

And it’s all happening in her fictional world. Mina is trapped in the story she created. Now it’s up to her to save everyone. Even if it means losing Jin forever.

From the award-winning author of Finding Junie Kim and co-founder of We Need Diverse Books, Ellen Oh. In the speculative fiction adventure The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee, a teenage artist grapples with her first love, grief, and learning how to take charge of her own life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593810635
• ISBN 13: 9780593810637
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304