{"product_id":"book-cq21","title":"Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions (Book 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Narrator Nancy Wu expertly conveys Peasprout's hilarious snarkiness and spunk...Wu's varied voices and accents help distinguish the characters, reflecting the friendships, sibling relationships, and rivalries, but it's Wu's eager and vulnerably sincere Peasprout who gives the story heart.\"— \u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Award*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis program includes original songs written and recorded by Henry Lien.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s Hermione Granger meets \u003ci\u003eCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e meets the Ice Capades meets \u003ci\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in her Second Year at Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, Peasprout Chen strives to reclaim her place as a champion of wu liu, the sport of martial arts figure skating. But, with the new year comes new competition, and Peasprout’s dreams are thwarted by an impressive transfer student.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYinmei is the heir to the Shinian throne and has fled her country for Pearl. When she excels both academically and socially, Peasprout begins to suspect that Yinmei is not a refugee at all but a spy. When the Empress of Shin threatens to invade the city of Pearl, Peasprout makes a bold decision. To keep her enemy close, Peasprout joins Yinmei's “battleband,\" a team that executes elaborate skating configurations that are part musical spectacle, part defensive attack. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Henry Lien's \u003ci\u003ePeasprout Chen: Battle of Champions\u003c\/i\u003e, Peasprout guides her battleband on a mission to save Pearl, and learns what it truly means to be a leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSongs and lyrics copyright 2019 Henry Lien\u003cbr\u003eRecording (p) copyright 2019 Henry Lien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Nancy Wu as Peasprout Chen:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The narrator, Nancy Wu, finds just the right blade edge between girlish naïveté and brashness for our protagonist\" —\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Takes on weighty and relevant questions of gender, ability, leadership, immigration... with intelligence, deftness and precision.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wu glides deftly through the narration with distinct characterizations...This unique heroine will skate into the hearts of middle-grade listeners.\" — \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49378276213040,"sku":"BDcq21","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49378276245808,"sku":"40cq21","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/301405-cq21-Square.jpg?v=1734935726","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cq21","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}