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Van Hoang's first name is pronounced like the van in minivan. Her last name is pronounced “hah-wawng.” She earned her bachelor’s in English at the University of New Mexico and her master’s in library information science at San Jose State University. She was born in Vietnam, grew in up Orange County, California, and now resides in Los Angeles with her husband, kid, and two dogs. ...more

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	The Monstrous Misses Mai 3.75 avg rating — 2,611 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Giant and the Monkey King (Girl Giant and the Monkey King #1) 4.07 avg rating — 613 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Giant and the Jade War (Girl Giant and the Monkey King #2) 4.24 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silver and Smoke 3.92 avg rating — 172 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beasts Beneath the Winds: Tales of Southeast Asia’s Mythical Creatures by Hanna Alkaf (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nadia Mikail (Goodreads Author), Brandon Hoàng (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Auntie Q's Golden Claws Nail Salon 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hidden Tails it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“They’ll never accept you, not for who you are. You’ll never be enough. If only you did this, if only you did that, if only you were more like whatever—it’ll never stop.”
― Van Hoang, The Monstrous Misses Mai

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“Don't you think, perhaps, that we all have a bit of bad inside us?”
― Van Hoang, Girl Giant and the Monkey King

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“You have to love your family. You don’t really have a choice, or else they come back to haunt you.”
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“I may not know how to fly but I know how to read, and that's almost the same thing.”
― Gregory Maguire, Out of Oz

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“She had always found villains more exciting than heroes. They had ambition, passion. They made the stories happen. Villains didn't fear death. No, they wrapped themselves in death like suits of armor! As she inhaled the school's graveyard smell, Agatha felt her blood rush. For like all villains, death didn't scare her. It made her feel alive.”
― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil

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“Men, I thought, were more trouble than they were worth. Really, one should stick to books where one sees the hero coming a mile off.”
― Eva Rice, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets

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“Look at me, he said to her. His arms and legs jerked. Look at me. You got your wish. I have learned how to love. And it’s a terrible thing. I’m broken. My heart is broken. Help me. The old woman turned and hobbled away. Come back, thought Edward. Fix me”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

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“But answer me this: how can a story end happily if there is no love?”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

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