The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura

by Waka T. Brown

Book Overview

2024 Oregon Book Award winner

In this magical and chilling Coraline-esque retelling of the Japanese folktale "The Melon Princess and the Amanjaku," one girl must save herself--and her loved ones--from a deceitful demon she befriended.

Melony Yoshimura's parents have always been overprotective. They say it's because a demonic spirit called the Amanjaku once preyed upon kids back in Japan, but Melony suspects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063230763
• ISBN13: 9780063230767
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7