Children's & YA
THE MANY MASKS OF ANDY ZHOU
by Jack Cheng
Description
Creative and brave sixth grader Andy Zhou faces big changes at school and at home in this new middle-grade novel by the award-winning author of See You in the Cosmos.
Andy Zhou is used to being what people need him to be: the good kid for his parents and now grandparents visiting from Shanghai, or the helpful sidekick to his best friend Cindy’s rebellious plans and schemes. So when Cindy decides they should try out for Movement after school on the first day of sixth grade, how can Andy say no? But between feeling out of place with the dancers, being hassled by his new science partner Jameel, and sensing tension between his dad and grand-father, Andy feels all kinds of weird. Then, over anime, Hi-Chews, and Andy’s iguana-inspired artwork, things shift between him and Jameel, opening up new doors—and also new complications. No matter how much Andy cares about his friends and family, it’s hard not to feel pulled between all the ways he's meant to be, all the different faces he wears, and harder still to figure out if any of these masks is the real him.
A sublime and often funny story of family and friendship, identity and creativity, and both the love and culture gap between immigrant grandparents, parents, and their kids, Jack Cheng’s new novel resonates with humor, honest truths, and enormous heart.
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Rights Information
Translation rights (excl Chinese + Korean): Joanna Kaliszewska joanna@thebksagency.com
Chinese rights: Grayhawk Agency
Korean rights: Alex Lee Agency
Italian: Bompiani
Romanian: Corint
Marketing Information
*A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year*
*Winner of CALA (Chinese-American Librarians Association) Best Book Award 2024*
July/August 2023 Kids’ Indie Next List
One of Kobo.com Best Books of the Month (June)
A Featured New Release on Bookshop.org
A Junior Library Guild (JLG) Selection
Common Sense Media (3.9 million UVPM) ran a review of THE MANY MASKS OF ANDY ZHOU and named it a Common Sense Selection for Families
Publishers Weekly (886.5k UVPM) included THE MANY MASKS OF ANDY ZHOU in a roundup of “New and Noteworthy Children’s and YA Books”
Endorsements
“Readers will find a friend in Andy—a kind-hearted kid trying to find his footing while caring for those around him. Andy contains multitudes, like all of us. Another beautiful book by Jack Cheng.” Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Award-winning author of Hello, Universe
“This book sings with beautiful writing and rich detail. Seeing Andy come into his own is a joy and a journey.” Tae Keller, Newbury Award-winning author of When You Trap a Tiger
“Andy’s quiet courage and budding artistry has readers cheering him on as he searches to define himself and learns there are no boundaries to who we are—and who we can become. With honesty and gentle humour, Jack Cheng explores the joys and heartaches of growing up.” Paula Yoo, National Book Award-longlisted author of From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry
Reviews
Shelf Awareness (starred review) “The Many Masks of Andy Zhou is a brilliant, heartfelt story of self-discovery…a sincere window into the complicated, tricky, and painful parts of growing up.”
Kirkus “The story has a sincere heart that will resonate with tweens as they recognize themselves and their friends in the pages. A perceptive coming-of-age tale that captures the joys and complex anxieties of middle school.”
Publishers Weekly “Cheng draws on personal experience, detailed in an author’s note, to pen this novel of internal and interpersonal tensions that touches on mental health . . . The message of becoming one’s authentic self comes through loud and clear.”
Booklist “The author of See You in the Cosmos (2017) offers up another realistic, character-driven middle-grade story that explores multiple issues…a compelling addition to middle-school and upper-elementary collections.”
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (BCCB) “There’s an aching poignancy [here]. This moving novel about self-discovery will resonate with kids navigating the shifting waters of middle school.”
School Library Journal “A beautiful, contemplative novel that will stay with readers. Recommended for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Nicole Melleby.”
Book Riot "Beautifully written, [with] complexity and nuance."
Author Biography
Jack Cheng was born in Shanghai, raised in Michigan, and lived in Brooklyn for a decade before settling in Detroit. He is a 2019 Kresge Artist Fellow. See You in the Cosmos, his first novel for young readers, won the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Golden Kite Award (2018) and a Great Lakes Book Award (2017), and is translated into twenty-three languages.
Jack Cheng's website: https://jackcheng.com
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Craig Literary, founded by Jessica Craig in 2016, is a full-service literary agency representing diverse writers of fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. The agency grows out of Jessica Craig's 20+ years of experience as a top foreign rights agent and on her record as an effective international champion of high quality authors, from established names to outstanding debuts, and across genres in fiction and non-fiction.
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- Publisher/Imprint Penguin Random House / Dial Books for Young Readers
- Publication Date June 2023
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 0525553827
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 17.99 USD
- Pages320
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusUnpublished
- Copyright Year2023
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