The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) by Jaimal Yogis
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Grace is excited to move to Hong Kong with her mom and her new stepdad. Her father might be dead, but this is her chance to connect with his culture and the stories he always told her about dragons. When an old woman thrusts a strange egg at Grace during a school trip, she begins to realize that her father's stories might be more fact than fiction. After the egg hatches Grace and her new friends will have to find a way to protect the baby dragon while trying to figure out the scope of the dragon's powers--and who the shady organization is that wants to use those powers for ill in The Awakening Storm (2021) by Jaimal Yogis, illustrated by Vivian Truong. The Awakening Storm is the first graphic novel in Yogis and Truong's City of Dragons series. The book includes full color illustrations. Grace's mother is white and her father was Chinese. Grace's friends at her international school come from a variety of cultures. Yogis's characters are presented with care and an excellent use of dialog--especially with Grace and her new group of friends--to showcase the character relationships at work. Truong's full color illustrations are dynamic and translate the action of this story well into motion-filled panels. The vibrant colors and cartoon-like style work well for the story and make for one extremely cute dragon. The Awakening Storm is an immediately engrossing adventure filled with fast friends, quick banter between characters, and an amazing blend of Chinese mythology in a modern story. Possible Pairings: Caster by Elsie Chapman, Chasing Power by Sarah Beth Durst, City of Thieves by Alex London
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Absolutely AMAZING!!!!
Man, this was sooooo good! I didn’t think I could be on the edge of my seat with a graphic novel, but I was WRONG! Lol This begins full force. Grace has to deal with some ignorant creeps who, are 1st of all racist jerks, & 2nd of all-get physically rough with this little girl! She lets them know what’s what though, & kicks some serious butt! Then she suffers a loss, fast forward 3 years, & her mom moves them to Hong-Kong. She makes the most amazing friends who go on this adventure with her, after a strange old lady gives her an egg-& a dragon hatches! Nate has my whole entire heart! I want him! This can definitely get dark at times, but it was a wonderful, wild, crazy adventure. The humor is also SO good! I laughed so hard at Ramesh! I loved all of the culture in here, & diversity. I LOVED learning about the Dragon Kings & the Yellow Emperor, & was so intrigued & engrossed reading this. Me being me, I immediately went online to learn more lol. I especially loved how this came full circle, with the beginning the creeps making her feel awful for her “mixed blood”(but they used an even more ignorant term). But then she learns how special that blood can be-stronger & with more courage & compassion. And all of us are “mixed”, no matter outside appearances, & that’s a great thing. This is full of family, culture, loss, bravery, grief, friendship, humor, danger, suspense, compassion, healing, & hope. I cannot wait for the next one. The art by Vivian Truong is STUNNING too. LOVE everything about this. Highly recommend-it’s out now too!
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