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Kate Chenli

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Young Adult, Fantasy

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August 2019

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Kate Chenli writes adult and young adult fantasy. As a Chinese immigrant, Kate is a proud US citizen who also cherishes her Chinese heritage. She has a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, but has always enjoyed creating elaborate worlds and characters more than designing complex software. Besides reading and writing, her passion is world travel (five continents down and counting.)

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Average rating: 3.75 · 2,585 ratings · 738 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Bright Heart (A Bright Heart, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 2,437 ratings — published 2023 — 10 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
	A Fiery Spirit (A Bright Heart, #2) 3.53 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	A Fiery Spirit: A Bright Heart Novel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Kate Chenli liked Waka Brown's review of Rick Kotani's 400 Million Dollar Summer:: "Thanks to everyone for taking the time to read and review! I'm very proud of Rick Kotani's story, and it's one that I probably didn't have the skills to write a few years ago. With interwoven storylines, some magical realism, and my first boy protago" Read more of this review »
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Kate Chenli and 1 other person liked Joanne's review of Rick Kotani's 400 Million Dollar Summer:: "Loved this book, and I'm not even a baseball fan. Yet there is so much more to this engaging middle grade novel than baseball! Twelve-year-old Rick Kotani's parents have recently separated, and he's now spending the summer with his mother and his agi" Read more of this review »
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Kate Chenli and 1 other person liked Ali's review of Rick Kotani's 400 Million Dollar Summer:: "A fantastic sports story where learning to love the game means a lot more than winning. Rick is all set to spend his summer playing baseball and being a champion when he and Mom need to move in with Grandpa to help his transition to a senior living c" Read more of this review »
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“Jieh and I say nothing as we walk, sharing the stillness of the night.
But I know this peace won’t last. Just like the turmoil raging inside me.”
― Kate Chenli, A Bright Heart

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