{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20261010T034321Z-reviewed-full-unique-works","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385739249?tag=bookfrontie00-20","asin":"0385739249","authors":["Dori Jones Yang"],"book_id":"9780385739245","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/daughter-of-xanadu-9780385739245","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780385739245.jpg?v=021c4ea0d883dab6","description":"Athletic and strong willed, Princess Emmajin's determined to do what no woman has done before: become a warrior in the army of her grandfather, the Great Khan Khubilai. In the Mongol world the only way to achieve respect is to show bravery and win glory on the battlefield. The last thing she wants is the distraction of the foreigner Marco Polo, who challenges her beliefs in the gardens of Xanadu. Marco has no skills in the \"manly arts\" of the Mongols: horse racing, archery, and wrestling. Still, he charms the Khan with his wit and story-telling. Emmajin sees a different Marco as they travel across 13th-century China, hunting 'dragons' and fighting elephant-back warriors. Now she faces a different battle as she struggles with her attraction towards Marco and her incredible goal of winning fame as a soldier.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780385739245","publication_date":"20120110","publisher":"Random House Children's Books","slug":"daughter-of-xanadu","subtitle":"Kindle Edition","title":"Daughter of Xanadu"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"YAF024030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Historical YA - Asia","score":0.7983,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF046030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Asia for Teens","score":0.7906,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF024020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Historical YA - Ancient Worlds","score":0.7813,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"YAF024030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Historical YA - Asia","score":0.7983,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF046030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Asia for Teens","score":0.7906,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF024020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Historical YA - Ancient Worlds","score":0.7813,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"YAF024020","confidence_band":"high","label":"Historical YA - Ancient Worlds","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF046030","confidence_band":"high","label":"Asia for Teens","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF052000","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Romance","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Historical YA - Asia","score":0.7983,"slug":"historical-ya-asia"},{"label":"Asia for Teens","score":0.7906,"slug":"asia-for-teens"},{"label":"Historical YA - Ancient Worlds","score":0.7813,"slug":"historical-ya-ancient-worlds"}],"reader_fit":["Readers drawn to Mongol-era adventure and combat","Good for readers interested in a heroine balancing warrior ambition with attraction"],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Amber Chen"],"book_id":"9780593622759","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593622759.jpg?v=8532222ede09fc68","score":0.7575,"title":"Of Jade and Dragons","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593622759"},{"authors":["Adeline Yen Mah"],"book_id":"9780060567354","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780060567354.jpg?v=90e91400a353bf28","score":0.7271,"title":"Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780060567354"},{"authors":["Amber Chen"],"book_id":"9780593622780","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593622780.jpg?v=c067309cac293f6a","score":0.7241,"title":"The Blood Phoenix","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593622780"},{"authors":["Sherry Thomas"],"book_id":"9781620148044","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781620148044.jpg?v=63c1827fe332b71e","score":0.7205,"title":"The Magnolia Sword: a Ballad of Mulan","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781620148044"},{"authors":["Laurence Yep"],"book_id":"9780064404891","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780064404891.jpg?v=81475b10ad06284b","score":0.7124,"title":"Dragon's Gate","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780064404891"},{"authors":["Donna Jo Napoli"],"book_id":"9780440229285","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780440229285.jpg?v=308b1231a9b3eb1d","score":0.7095,"title":"Daughter of Venice","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780440229285"}],"topics":[{"evidence_refs":["keyword:books for 12 year old girls"],"label":"Year","score":0.8411,"slug":"year"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:books for 12 year old girls"],"label":"Girls","score":0.4323,"slug":"girls"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:young adult romance"],"label":"Young","score":0.303,"slug":"young"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:historical"],"label":"Historical","score":0.1137,"slug":"historical"}],"what_you_get":["Themes: Warrior ambition, Gender expectations, Romantic attraction.","Pacing: mixed tempo with quieter and high-intensity stretches.","Story elements: Warrior princess, Cross-cultural attraction."]},"llm_signals":{"confidence":0.9,"pacing":"mixed","reader_fit":["Readers drawn to Mongol-era adventure and combat","Readers interested in a heroine balancing warrior ambition with attraction"],"themes":["Warrior ambition","Gender expectations","Romantic attraction"],"tropes":["Warrior princess","Cross-cultural attraction"]},"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":true,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":57,"goodreads_ratings_count":644,"goodreads_reviews_count":112,"quality_score":0.9178}}