From School Library Journal
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Gr 6 Up—In Convergence, Steven, while on a class
trip to a museum in Hong Kong, stumbles across a mysterious
ritual that awakens the powers of the Chinese zodiac and is
embodied with the powers of the Tiger. Fearing for his safety,
Carlos and Jasmine, trying to prevent the power-hungry Maxwell
from completing the ritual, convince Steven to leave his life
behind and join them. His interference allows Jasmine to receive
half of the Dragon's power while half of the other Zodiac powers
are released into the world. Steven works with his new friends to
harness his powers and locate the young people throughout the
world who have received the rogue powers. The Dragon's Return
opens one year later, with Steven and the rest of the Zodiac team
falling apart. Carlos is missing, Jasmine is focusing all her
efforts on finding him, and some of the other Zodiacs are
contemplating going home. Maxwell uses this turmoil to rage a
second attack against the team, determined to retrieve all of the
powers for himself. With Steven forced to take on the role of
leader, will he know whom to trust and be able to get his friends
to work together to stop Maxwell again? This is a fast-paced,
action-filled superhero adventure with a likable Chinese American
protagonist and a unique look at the Chinese zodiac. Give to
superhero fans, especially reluctant readers, who will be drawn
into the story with the help of Tong's full-page illustrations.
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About the Author
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Stan Lee is known to millions as the man whose Super Heroes
propelled Marvel to its preeminent position in pop culture. His
co-creations include Spider-Man, The Avengers, Iron Man, The
Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four, as well as hundreds of
others. He introduced Spider-Man as a syndicated newspaper strip
that became the most successful of all syndicated adventure
strips appearing in more than 500 newspapers worldwide. Stan
currently remains Chairman Emeritus of Marvel, as well as a
member of the Editorial Board of Marvel Comics. He is also the
Chairman & Chief Creative officer of POW! Entertainment, a
multimedia entertainment company based in Beverly Hills, CA.
Stuart Moore has been a writer, a book editor, and an
award-winning comics editor. His recent writing includes Civil
War, the first in a new line of prose novels from Marvel Comics,
The Art of Iron Man 3 (Marvel, with Marie Javins); THE 99, a
multicultural super hero comic from Teshkeel Media, and Disney
Publishing Worldwide's John Carter: The Movie Novelization.
Andie Tong has worked on titles for various comic franchises,
including Tron: Betrayal, Spectacular Spider-Man UK, The Batman
Strikes, Smallville, Wheel of Time, TMNT, Masters of the
Universe, and Starship Troopers, working for companies such as
Disney, Marvel, DC Comics, Panini, Dark Horse, and Dynamite
Entertainment, as well as commercial illustrations for numerous
advertising agencies including Nike, Universal, CBS, Mattel, and
Habsro. When he gets the chance, Andie concept designs for
various companies, and also juggles illustration duties on a
range of children's picture storybooks for Harper Collins.
Malaysian born, Andie migrated to Australia at a young age, and
then moved to London in 2005. In 2012, he journeyed back to Asia
and currently resides in Singapore with this wife and two
children.
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