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Fox Maidens, The

Robin Ha

Illustrator: Robin Ha, Dana Fritts - typography

Ages: 14+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-268512-4

Keywords: Folklore/Fairy Tales-Martial arts, shapeshifting, feminism, LGBTQ+, supernatral, social class, parent/child, Buddhism, sorcery

In 16th-century Korea, Kai must reckon with her destiny after she manifests dangerous abilities that expose her mother's long-kept secrets. Digital art, occasionally blood-splattered. Mature content