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Enter the Parrot
Meet Jade, the White girl in the Wong family. On the surface, Jade fits in perfectly. But just below the surface lurks the fragrance of ginger, ginseng, and a secret kung fu society. When her crazy grandpa's deluded parrot goes missing, Jade must dive deep into the seedy underbelly of Chinatown to find him, keeping secrets from her best friends and her cute eco-mentor, Cedric: aka the hottest guy in school. She'll need her wits about her to solve the riddle, especially when more than one bird goes missing. Could TF, the hot Chinese guy with the washboard abs, hold the key to the mystery? One girl. One parrot. One ancient kung fu mystery. Got kung fu?
223 pages, paperback
First published June 19, 2009
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September 13, 2009
Enter the Parrot’ By Kiki Lon.
A typical, young Californian girl named Jade Ascott grew up with a Chinese family after her birth mother dumped her and has grown up in the Chinese culture. She has a crush on the cutest boy at school, Cedric Walsh, the typical looking California surfer with a twist, he’s eco friendly. Jade’s grandfather’s parrot mysteriously goes missing and he has asked her to find it.
Gung-gung, Chinese name for her mum’s dad, tells her that his kung-fu master gave it to him as an inheritance and that five other students received one too. Each parrot thinks it’s a character from a movie. There’s Bruce Lee, Captain Jack Sparrow, Buffy, Ingo Montoya and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Each of them has three sayings, their name, a clue and the next bird to find. “What for?” you might say, to find the treasure of Sifu Wei, the leader of the Monkeys.
The Monkeys are a secret kung-fu society that tests its students to see whether they are ready for more training. On a journey to find the missing treasure, she not only captures the heart of Cedric but also her assigned protector, TF (Wei Tsung Fat) along the way. Jade loses some of her friends trust and stands up to the school bullies.
Enter the Parrot has an excellent story line and is a fast paced read. Oh and Cedric and TF are gorgeous!
Jade isn’t the sort of girls who takes weekend shopping trips to Los Angeles. She shops at the local mall and packs her own lunch. Her friend Fazza is a Muslim girl who practices her religion and is often called napkin head. Her other friend, Alex, is an absolute Kung-fu movie junkie who spends endless weekend movie marathons of them.
Cedric (insert sigh here) is the typical blue-eyed, blond-haired hottie who falls for Jade. He is all for saving the planet and thinks Jade is the “…most beautiful girl he has ever met.”
TF is a sexy, mysterious and muscled protector who is an absolute bad boy and makes you want your own TF. I know I want a TF. He helps Jade when asked and also falls for her.
This is a very interesting, mind-blowing book that will give you chills and melt your heart at the same time. If you like a good martial arts book mixed with a bit of the romance, this is the book. I don’t remember a time that I have been so into martial arts stories, but hey! Always expect the unexpected I guess. TTFN ;-)
Reviewer: Miss15
http://nataliehatch.blogspot.com/
A typical, young Californian girl named Jade Ascott grew up with a Chinese family after her birth mother dumped her and has grown up in the Chinese culture. She has a crush on the cutest boy at school, Cedric Walsh, the typical looking California surfer with a twist, he’s eco friendly. Jade’s grandfather’s parrot mysteriously goes missing and he has asked her to find it.
Gung-gung, Chinese name for her mum’s dad, tells her that his kung-fu master gave it to him as an inheritance and that five other students received one too. Each parrot thinks it’s a character from a movie. There’s Bruce Lee, Captain Jack Sparrow, Buffy, Ingo Montoya and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Each of them has three sayings, their name, a clue and the next bird to find. “What for?” you might say, to find the treasure of Sifu Wei, the leader of the Monkeys.
The Monkeys are a secret kung-fu society that tests its students to see whether they are ready for more training. On a journey to find the missing treasure, she not only captures the heart of Cedric but also her assigned protector, TF (Wei Tsung Fat) along the way. Jade loses some of her friends trust and stands up to the school bullies.
Enter the Parrot has an excellent story line and is a fast paced read. Oh and Cedric and TF are gorgeous!
Jade isn’t the sort of girls who takes weekend shopping trips to Los Angeles. She shops at the local mall and packs her own lunch. Her friend Fazza is a Muslim girl who practices her religion and is often called napkin head. Her other friend, Alex, is an absolute Kung-fu movie junkie who spends endless weekend movie marathons of them.
Cedric (insert sigh here) is the typical blue-eyed, blond-haired hottie who falls for Jade. He is all for saving the planet and thinks Jade is the “…most beautiful girl he has ever met.”
TF is a sexy, mysterious and muscled protector who is an absolute bad boy and makes you want your own TF. I know I want a TF. He helps Jade when asked and also falls for her.
This is a very interesting, mind-blowing book that will give you chills and melt your heart at the same time. If you like a good martial arts book mixed with a bit of the romance, this is the book. I don’t remember a time that I have been so into martial arts stories, but hey! Always expect the unexpected I guess. TTFN ;-)
Reviewer: Miss15
http://nataliehatch.blogspot.com/
October 14, 2009
Jade's dad remarried a Chinese woman when she was a baby, so Jade might be a white girl, but she's Chinese to the core. When her grandfather's talking parrot goes missing, he asks Jade to look into it. A sucker for a mystery, Jade starts asking around. The closer she gets, the stranger everything is. What is the Jade Monkey? And why has it chosen her? And why does TF, the hot Chinese guy, pop into her mind more than Cedric, her cute eco-friendly blond boyfriend? One this is certain, if she keeps on this case--and learning kung fu in secret--she won't only lose Cedric, she'll lose her best friends too, because this case is threatening to take over her life.
The tag line for this book is awesome: One girl. One Parrot. One ancient kung fu mystery. Got kung fu?
Enter the Parrot reads like a movie, and I think Hollywood needs to get on the case. Jade's character is funny and sarcastic. I absolutely adored her family dynamics, being the white girl in the Wong family. The other characters in the book are unique and entertaining. My favorite being TF, of course, the tall, dark, and mysterious young man Jade keeps running into in her search for more clues. I thought the premise was really unique and clever. I haven't seen a case like this before in anything I've read, so check it out, mystery lovers. Kiki Lon is the best thing to happen to teen fiction in a long time. Fun, fun, fun! I can't wait for book two.
The tag line for this book is awesome: One girl. One Parrot. One ancient kung fu mystery. Got kung fu?
Enter the Parrot reads like a movie, and I think Hollywood needs to get on the case. Jade's character is funny and sarcastic. I absolutely adored her family dynamics, being the white girl in the Wong family. The other characters in the book are unique and entertaining. My favorite being TF, of course, the tall, dark, and mysterious young man Jade keeps running into in her search for more clues. I thought the premise was really unique and clever. I haven't seen a case like this before in anything I've read, so check it out, mystery lovers. Kiki Lon is the best thing to happen to teen fiction in a long time. Fun, fun, fun! I can't wait for book two.
November 16, 2012
Reviewed by Cat for TeensReadToo.com
Jade Ascott. Student...environmentalist...aspiring criminal scientist...sole white member of her Chinese family.
The mystery begins when Jade receives an unmarked white envelope. Things get even stranger when Jade's grandfather asks her to look into the disappearance of his parrot, John Wayne, and decides it's time to train her in Kung Fu.
Combing the streets of Chinatown for clues, while trying to balance crime-solving with school, training, and two super-cute boys requires every bit of skill Jade can muster. But will she be able to unravel the mystery of the Jade Monkey before it's too late?
I'm glad this was a review book since I might have given up had it not been. It took roughly fifty pages before the story captured my interest, but once Ms. Lon finished detailing Jade's backstory the mystery gained momentum and kept me furiously flipping the pages until the end.
Though I would have liked a little more interaction between Jade and her parents, the close relationship she had with her maternal grandparents was sweet and refreshingly portrayed. Jade is a hip, fresh young heroine who possesses spunky initiative in spades, and I look forward to reading future tales of her Kung Fu crime-solving adventures.
Jade Ascott. Student...environmentalist...aspiring criminal scientist...sole white member of her Chinese family.
The mystery begins when Jade receives an unmarked white envelope. Things get even stranger when Jade's grandfather asks her to look into the disappearance of his parrot, John Wayne, and decides it's time to train her in Kung Fu.
Combing the streets of Chinatown for clues, while trying to balance crime-solving with school, training, and two super-cute boys requires every bit of skill Jade can muster. But will she be able to unravel the mystery of the Jade Monkey before it's too late?
I'm glad this was a review book since I might have given up had it not been. It took roughly fifty pages before the story captured my interest, but once Ms. Lon finished detailing Jade's backstory the mystery gained momentum and kept me furiously flipping the pages until the end.
Though I would have liked a little more interaction between Jade and her parents, the close relationship she had with her maternal grandparents was sweet and refreshingly portrayed. Jade is a hip, fresh young heroine who possesses spunky initiative in spades, and I look forward to reading future tales of her Kung Fu crime-solving adventures.
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