The Five Ancestors: Monkey (Book 2) by Jeff Stone [in AsianWeek]
29 Sep, by in Chinese, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers
The second in this exciting new series about five young brother monks who are the only survivors when an errant sixth brother destroys the temple which they all once called home. Malao,...
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