Van Hoang
Van Hoang is a middle grade fantasy novelist best known for her debut novel "Girl Giant and the Monkey King". The sequel, "Girl Giant and the Jade War", was published in December 2021. Hoang has Vietnamese heritage and moved to the United States when she was four years old. Hoang has a BA in English from the University of New Mexico and an MLIS from San Jose State University. She began writing professionally while working as a librarian at Huntington Beach Library in Southern California.