Van Hoang

Van Hoang is a middle grade fantasy novelist best known for her debut novel Girl Giant and the Monkey King.[1][2][3][4][5] The sequel, Girl Giant and the Jade War, was published in December 2021.[6][7]

Hoang has Vietnamese heritage and moved to the United States when she was four years old.[8] Hoang has a BA in English from the University of New Mexico and an MLIS from San Jose State University. She began writing professionally while working as a librarian at Huntington Beach Library in Southern California.[9]

References

  1. ^ "GIRL GIANT AND THE MONKEY KING". Kirkus Reviews. 2020-08-04.
  2. ^ Girl Giant and the Monkey King, by By Van Hoang. | Booklist Online.
  3. ^ "Children's Book Review: Girl Giant and the Monkey King by Van Hoang, illus. by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien. Roaring Brook, $17.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-250-24041-5". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. ^ Van, Hoang. "Girl Giant and the Monkey King". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  5. ^ Bush, Elizabeth (2020). "Girl Giant and the Monkey King by Van Hoang (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 74 (2): 87–88. doi:10.1353/bcc.2020.0677. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 240968072.
  6. ^ "GIRL GIANT AND THE JADE WAR". Kirkus Reviews.
  7. ^ "Girl Giant and the Jade War, by By Van Hoang". Booklist.
  8. ^ Smith, Vicky (2020-11-12). "An Ordinary Girl in a Supernatural World". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  9. ^ Jones, Michael M. (Dec 18, 2020). "Fall 2020 Flying Starts: Van Hoang". Publishers Weekly.