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She is the author of middle grade and young adult fantasy adventures and contemporary thrillers. When she’s not reading or writing, Katie can be found listening to music, singing her heart out at karaoke, or wandering the streets of New York City trying to find magic around every corner. https://katiezhao.com/middle-grade daily 0.75 2024-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/1584194495818-VCQGKPADKTO2O9OMM807/Screen+Shot+2020-01-15+at+4.57.23+PM.png Middle Grade Fiction - THE FALLEN HERO Faryn Liu thought she was the Heaven Breaker, a warrior destined to wield the all-powerful spear Fenghuang, command dragons, and defeat demons. But a conniving goddess was manipulating her all along...and her beloved younger brother, Alex, has betrayed her and taken over as the Heaven Breaker instead. Alex never forgave the people who treated him and Faryn like outcasts, and now he wants to wipe out both the demons and most of humanity. Determined to prevent a war and bring Alex back to her side, Faryn and her half-dragon friend Ren join the New Order, a group of warriors based out of Manhattan's Chinatown. She learns that one weapon can stand against Fenghuang--the Ruyi Jingu Bang. Only problem? It belongs to an infamous trickster, the Monkey King. Faryn sets off on a daring quest to convince the Monkey King to join forces with her, one that will take her to new places--including Diyu, otherwise known as the Underworld--where she'll run into new dangers and more than one familiar face. Can she complete her mission and save the brother she loves, no matter the cost? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/ca4ee950-0c80-484c-bdca-c7569e0c00b8/FIN+CVR_WZ2+%282%29.jpg Middle Grade Fiction - WINNIE ZENG VANQUISHES A KING As shamans, Winnie Zeng and her archnemesis, David Zuo, have accepted their roles in guarding the world from evil spirits. But with Halloween around the corner, the balance between realms grows fragile—and so yet another shaman is assigned to help Winnie and David protect the town of Groton, Michigan. The catch? The new shaman is just the worst. Not only is she way too perfect—she also has an ego to match, and thinks she’s the best thing that’s happened to Groton since Winnie’s red bean brownies. Plus, she's confident she can save the world all on her own. With evil spirits growing in number, Winnie and David find themselves in quite a pickle. While the newest shaman isn’t convinced there’s a storm brewing, this town is going to need all three of them on the same team . . . or there might not be a town left to defend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/e9700e3a-835c-4d5f-bf5e-8bc8b6092542/Blurb+Cover_WZ1+%282%29.jpg Middle Grade Fiction - WINNIE ZENG UNLEASHES A LEGEND Winnie Zeng has two goals: survive her first year of middle school and outdo her stuck-up archnemesis, David Zuo. It won’t be easy, since, according to her older sister, middle school is the pits. Luckily, Winnie studied middle school survival tactics in comic books and anime, and nothing will stop her from being the very best student. But none of Winnie’s research has prepared her to face the mother of all hurdles: evil spirits. When she makes mooncakes for a class bake sale, she awakens the stuff of legends from her grandmother’s old cookbook, spilling otherworldly chaos into her sleepy town. Suddenly Winnie finds herself in a race against time, vanquishing demons instead of group projects. Armed with a magic cookbook and a talking white rabbit, she must embrace her new powers and legacy of her ancestors. Because if she doesn’t, her town—and rest of the world—may fall to chaos forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/ec9f665c-59bd-49f6-956b-94ab7f2a10c8/CVR+FIN+6.28.23_WZ3.jpg Middle Grade Fiction - WINNIE ZENG SHATTERS THE UNIVERSE If awards were handed out for multitasking, then Winnie Zeng would come in first place. Between evil spirits and middle school—boy, does she have her hands full. And ordinarily, winter break couldn’t come soon enough, but this year marks the return of the Shaman Youth Tournament, where shamans from around the world battle for the title of champion! When Winnie and her archnemesis, David, are invited to participate, they are quickly trained for their toughest battles yet. But when some of the tournament contestants start acting a little stranger—and a lot stronger—than normal, it’s clear that something’s up. Soon, it becomes clear that the spirit breakouts in Winnie’s hometown were just the beginning of something larger than any one shaman can tackle. With evil spirits threatening to pour from the spirit realm into the human world, it’s up to all the shamans to take on this mission. It may be the last mission they ever undertake. . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/1547656571136-N1SP207NKC3ZT89I6XMS/DragonWarrior_cov_1-3.jpg Middle Grade Fiction - THE DRAGON WARRIOR THE DRAGON WARRIOR is to be released on October 15, 2019 by Bloomsbury Kids USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/1612797660471-WIICYNOBEXXO5U8LVR93/LastGamerStanding-201109.jpg Middle Grade Fiction - LAST GAMER STANDING In twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng's world, gaming is everything. Professional esports teams are the mainstream celebrities. Kids begin training from a young age, aspiring for the big leagues. Reyna is the up-and-coming junior amateur Dayhold gamer, competing in a VR battle royale against AI monsters and human players. But despite Reyna's rising popularity and skills, no one knows who she is. Gaming is still a boys' club and to protect herself against trolls and their harassment, she games the mysterious TheRuiNar. When Reyna qualifies for the Dayhold Junior Tournament, she knows she's got what it takes to win the championship title and the $10,000 prize. It's a chance to make a step forward towards her professional esports dreams and to help her family with the costs of her mother's hospital bills. https://katiezhao.com/editorial-services daily 0.75 2025-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/1547485546296-BM85IAOL8G450GNLSLUW/Katie%2BSigning.jpg Editorial Services https://katiezhao.com/landing daily 0.75 2020-10-30 https://katiezhao.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-12-12 https://katiezhao.com/school-visits daily 0.75 2025-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/1612800783778-YDWVVYJVH6DPIXNQOA43/School+visit.JPG School Visits https://katiezhao.com/lies-preorder daily 0.75 2024-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/451be695-0d00-478d-8fb1-90251ee57221/Zodiac+Rising_Pre-Order+Assets_Square_Full+Details.png Preorder Campaign - Make it stand out Click the graphic to access the preorder rules and form! https://katiezhao.com/young-adult daily 0.75 2025-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/6ba595fe-e48f-459d-b1a3-8afd84a8b59a/CVR+BLURB_ZR+%281%29.png Young Adult Fiction - ZODIAC RISING At a secret Manhattan boarding school, the Descendants of the Chinese zodiac have hidden away since the source of their magic—the twelve zodiac statues—was vandalized and lost to time. Thus, a curse befell the Descendants, and they’ve lived as creatures of darkness . . . until now. When the lost statues suddenly resurface and a powerful classmate is found dead, all signs point to foul play from the fae. The Descendants finally have the chance to take back what’s rightfully theirs and break the curse. To pull this deadly heist off, though, they must assemble an elite crew: THE VAMPIRE: After a century of burning hunger, Evangeline is out for blood. THE SHAPESHIFTER: Nicholas yearns to restore justice to his people—and make peace with his past. THE MORTAL: Alice seeks the truth of her mysterious heritage, and this mission may be the key. THE WEREWOLF: Tristan will do anything to break free from the monstrous wolf inside. Only these four have the power to save the Descendants, but the wrath of the fae waits at every turn. One wrong move and the fate of their kind will come crashing down. . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/3089ed08-7fb5-4987-bf52-4297c6affeb9/ZodiacLegacy_Final1.jpg Young Adult Fiction - ZODIAC LEGACY After the heist of a lifetime to reclaim the source of their magic—the twelve Chinese zodiac statues—Evangeline Long and her crew of supernatural beings are on the run. Something—or someone—is working against the Descendants of zodiac from the shadows, and despite Evangeline’s efforts, her people remain cursed as creatures of darkness. However, not everyone wants to return to life before the curse. As factions begin to tear the Descendants apart, Evangeline must travel to London to finish her mission: break the curse and restore the Descendants to their former glory. But with one of her crew in enemy hands and longtime allies turning on her, Evangeline must barter with lives as she decides who to trust . . . and who to target. And she’ll have to do it soon. There are whispers of monsters on the loose—longtime foes of the Descendants who have returned for blood—and as long as the Descendants remain cursed, they don’t stand a chance. Now more than ever, Evangeline’s crew must finish their mission and reclaim their powers, before there is nothing left of the Descendants to save. . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/53cf972d-4024-42d5-9803-e047d4ca2551/HOW+WE+FALL+APART+Cover+2.jpg Young Adult Fiction - How we fall apart Nancy Luo is shocked when her former best friend, Jamie Ruan, top ranked junior at Sinclair Prep, goes missing, and then is found dead. Nancy is even more shocked when word starts to spread that she and her friends--Krystal, Akil, and Alexander--are the prime suspects, thanks to "The Proctor," someone anonymously incriminating them via the school's social media app. They all used to be Jamie's closest friends, and she knew each of their deepest, darkest secrets. Now, somehow The Proctor knows them, too. The four must uncover the true killer before The Proctor exposes more than they can bear and costs them more than they can afford, like Nancy's full scholarship. Soon, Nancy suspects that her friends may be keeping secrets from her, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c375282ee175942be771418/92ae9a27-4c94-4e8e-b481-74d3c34b3fd5/THE+LIES+WE+TELL+Cover.jpg Young Adult Fiction - THE LIES WE TELL Anna Xu moving out of her parent's home and into the dorms across town as she starts freshman year at the local, prestigious Brookings University. But her parents and their struggling Chinese bakery, Sweetea, aren't far from campus or from mind, either. At Brookings, Anna wants to keep up her stellar academic performance and to investigate the unsolved campus murder of her childhood babysitter. While there she also finds a familiar face – her middle-school rival, Chris Lu. The Lus also happen to be the Xu family's business rivals since they opened Sunny's, a trendy new bakery on Sweetea's block. Chris is cute but still someone to be wary of – until a vandal hits Sunny's and Anna matches the racist tag with a clue from her investigation. Anna grew up in this town, but more and more she feels like maybe she isn't fully at home here -- or maybe it's that there are people here who think she doesn't belong. When a very specific threat is made to Anna, she seeks out help from the only person she can. Can they root out the ugly history and take on the current threat?