Vivian Truong – författare

Grace and friends return for a new adventure in this third installmentof the bestselling City of Dragons series!Daijiang's continued pursuit of Grace has made it clear that sheand Nate are crucial to his plan. But as her Hùnxuè powers grow stronger,Grace can't help but feel it's unfair she might be missingout on a normal school life. Other kids get to relax, watch movieswith friends, and go on dates, while Grace is risking her lifeto save the world. Something has felt off about her connectionwith Nate lately, and she keeps dreaming of her father and his ominousinsistence that she must wake the dragon kings.When a trip to rendezvous with an old ally goes awry, Grace and herfriends find themselves stranded in Tokyo with only one day towake the Southern Dragon King. But with the race against the clockexacerbating tensions on the team, can Grace get back in syncwith Nate and her friends before it's too late?

Fast-paced monster fights are back on the menu in this critically acclaimed YA graphic novel featuring high school romances and a diverse cast of LGBTQIA+ characters that is perfect for fans of Naruto, My Hero Academia, and other great manga.Our heroic chefs-in-training are back for their second spicy year at the Gourmand Academy of Culinary Combat. Missed connections and bitter rivalries are rekindled as Hana, Olivia, Bobby, and the others struggle with new monsters, new techniques, and new recipes! But things are only made more difficult when the crew is split up. As Hana and some of her classmates are sent on their first field mission to Clayton Ranch to uncover the secret behind attacks on the local livestock, Olivia, Bobby, and the remaining students in Gourmet City find themselves in the midst of a culinary crime ring. And both seem to be connected to a mysterious band of poachers working for a charismatic and dangerous leader... If the students can’t stop her, Gourmand may just go up in smoke!