num_pages: 313
description: Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. You know the type who wins. When shes not crushing it at volleyball or hitting the books Genie is typically working on how to crack the elusive Harvard entry code.But when her hometown comes under siege from hellspawn straight out of Chinese folklore her priorities are dramatically rearranged. Enter Quentin Sun a mysterious new kid in class who becomes Genies self-appointed guide to battling demons. While Genie knows Quentin only as an attractive transfer student with an oddly formal command of the English language in another reality he is Sun Wukong the mythological Monkey King incarnateright down to the furry tail and penchant for peaches. Suddenly acing the SATs is the least of Genies worries. The fates of her friends family and the entire Bay Area all depend on her summoning an inner power that Quentin assures her is strong enough to level the very gates of Heaven. But every second Genie spends tapping into the secret of her true nature is a second in which the lives of her loved ones hang in the balance.
language: English
title: The Epic Crush of Genie Lo
publisher: Amulet Books