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The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura

By Waka T. Brown
Hardcover
$18.99
By Waka T. Brown
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  • 2024 Oregon Book Award winner

In this magical and chilling Coraline-esque retelling of the Japanese folktale “The Melon Princess and the Amanjaku," one girl must save herself—and her loved ones—from a deceitful demon she befriended.

Melony Yoshimura’s parents have always been overprotective. They say it’s because a demonic spirit called the Amanjaku once preyed upon kids back in Japan, but Melony suspects it’s just a cautionary tale to keep her in line. So on her twelfth birthday, Melony take...

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