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\"Tiger's<\/a><\/p>\n

The first two installments of a new trilogy from YA master Yep. Tiger\u2019s Apprentice<\/em> opens with the untimely death of Mistress Lee, the current Guardian of the mysterious rose which holds the future hope for world peace. Her unlikely successor \u2013 the tiger Mr. Hu \u2013 must assume responsibility for Mistress Lee\u2019s grandson Tom. Together, Mr. Hu and apprentice Tom \u2013 aided by an outlaw dragon, a thieving monkey, and the ultimate salesman rat \u2013 must save the world. The adventures continue in Tiger\u2019s Blood<\/em> \u2013 with Mr. Hu and Tom now linked together by life-saving blood \u2013 as the dynamic five outmaneuver greedy dragons as well as evil Vatten who continues to threaten world peace.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek<\/em>, June 30, 2005<\/a><\/p>\n

Tidbit<\/strong>: Yep was a guest at the\u00a0Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program<\/a>\u2019s literary event,\u00a0“Three Chinese American Children’s Book Authors,”<\/a> on November 6, 2005, together with Belle Yang. Da Chen had also been scheduled to attend \u2013 hence the\u00a0three <\/em> authors, ahem \u2013 but had to cancel at the last minute, alas.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2004<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"Tigers<\/p>\n

The first two installments of a new trilogy from YA master Yep. Tiger\u2019s Apprentice<\/em> opens with the untimely death of Mistress Lee, the current Guardian of the mysterious rose which holds the future hope for world peace. Her unlikely successor \u2013 the tiger Mr. Hu \u2013 must assume responsibility for Mistress Lee\u2019s grandson Tom. Together, Mr. Hu and apprentice Tom \u2013 aided by an outlaw dragon, a thieving monkey, and the ultimate salesman rat \u2013 must save the world. The adventures continue in Tiger\u2019s Blood<\/em> \u2013 with Mr. Hu and Tom now linked together by life-saving blood \u2013 as the dynamic five outmaneuver greedy dragons as well as evil Vatten who continues to threaten world peace.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek<\/em>, June 30, 2005<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade<\/p>\n

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