The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang
$48.20
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
16 December 2025
Summary
In this “unique, amusing, and compulsively readable” debut graphic novel, a girl born on a day considered unlucky in Chinese superstition starts to wonder if she really is cursed when she’s troubled by visions of doom set to occur on her thirteenth birthday.
Twelve-year-old Eugenia Wang has never celebrated her birthday on her actual birthday, April 4th, because of her mom’s belief in the Chinese superstition that four is an unlucky number. And that’s not the only thing Mom’s strict a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781665943338 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1665943335 |
| Author: | Stan Yan |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 16 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 649g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
JLG Gold Standard Selection
★ “Yan’s art and storytelling are both quirky and compelling; the facial expressions are full of nuance and dialogue is snappy. Many scenes are portrayed in unique perspectives; in fact, everything in this story is a bit off-kilter and weirdly funny… An excellent purchase where unique, amusing, and compulsively readable coming-of-age graphic fiction is in demand. – School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
“Suspense, comedy-horror, and well-developed character growth come together in Yan’s debut graphic novel … The exaggerated proportions of his character designs call to
mind children’s animated shows and suit the offbeat humor of the story well.” – Horn Book Magazine
“The panels, which vary in perspective, adding visual interest, support the tone of this dramatic, funny, and touching graphic novel… Readers will relate to Eugenia’s struggles over meeting family expectations, following her passions, navigating relationships, and negotiating daily life as a tween. Slightly spooky and filled with humor and heart.” – Kirkus Reviews
“Yan blends slapstick tween humor with a spark of surreal horror in his clever debut graphic novel… Digitally rendered cartoon panels utilizing unique perspectives [inject] fresh energy into each scene.”
– Publishers Weekly
“Suspense, comedy-horror, and well-developed character growth come together in Yan’s debut graphic novel … The exaggerated proportions of his character designs call to
mind children’s animated shows and suit the offbeat humor of the story well.” – Horn Book Magazine
“Genuinely scary details are balanced with light humor (Eugenia’s clumsy little dog is particularly amusing) and authentic family drama that is resolved slowly, through honest communication and effort.” – BCCB
Stan Yan
Stan Yan is a first generation American-born Chinese writer, illustrator, caricature artist, and instructor from Denver, Colorado, who has been drawing comics before he realized it. He helped cofound the Squid Works comic creator cooperative, was a board member of the Colorado Alliance of Illustrators, and is currently the co-regional advisor for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang is his debut graphic novel.
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