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Momotaro Xander and the lost island of monsters

Twelve-year-old Xander discovers and learns to use the fantastic powers that are his birthright in order to save his father. Based on Japanese mythology.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dilloway, Margaret
Other Authors:	Yoon, Choong (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles ; New York : Disney*HYPERION, [2016].
Edition:	First hardcover edition.
Subjects:	Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction. Mythology, Japanese > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Fantasy fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Twelve-year-old Xander discovers and learns to use the fantastic powers that are his birthright in order to save his father. Based on Japanese mythology.
Physical Description:	309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:	9781484724873 (hardcover) 1484724879 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Margaret Dilloway has been a writer ever since she learned how to write. In high school she was a California Arts Scholar in Creative Writing and she won a National Council of Teacher English writing award. She practiced writing in a variety of forms, such as being a theater critic and contributing editor for two weekly newspapers, doing technical writing, and playwriting, before publishing three critically acclaimed books for adults, How to Be an American Housewife, The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns , and Sisters of Heart and Snow . Her middle grade books include Summer of a Thousand Pies and Five Things About Ava Andrews . Her research for her Momotaro books included a trip to Japan and a samurai sword-fighting class. Margaret lives in southern California with her husband, three children, and a Goldendoodle named Gatsby. For more information, visit www.margaretdilloway.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @mdilloway. Choong Yoon grew up in Seoul, South Korea. As a kid, he loved drawing animated characters and copying comic book panels. His passion for art grew until eventually he studied Fine Arts at Seoul National University. His fascination with narrative storytelling led him to transfer to the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he learned illustration. After graduating, Choong began working as a freelance illustrator of books and comic books and went back to live in Seoul. More of his work can be seen at www.choongyoon.com.