Name: The Painted Boy
ISBN: 9780670011919

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Dragon, Rock, Desert

A dragon-clan quest brings mythic danger, desert-town trouble, music, and a first pull of romance.

Come here for

Animal-clan hauntings, barrio rock, and a town where danger shares space with good food
Dragon lore threaded through a young man's strange, dangerous coming-of-age

Expect

Otherworldly threats alongside very human challenges
A romance in the orbit of a female lead guitarist

Book Details

Authors: Charles De Lint
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: November 11, 2010
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Mythical Creatures · YA Mythical Creature Stories
Reading lane: Mythical Creatures

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Publisher Categories

Mythical Creatures
Magic & Fantasy
Self-Esteem & Resilience

About This Book

Jay Li should be in Chicago, finishing high school and working at his family's restaurant. Instead, as a born member of the Yellow Dragon Clan-part human, part dragon, like his grandmother-he is on a quest even he does not understand. His journey takes him to Santo del Vado Viejo in the Arizona desert, a town overrun by gangs, haunted by members of other animal clans, perfumed by delicious food, and set to the beat of Malo Malo, a barrio rock band whose female lead guitarist...

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Jay Li should be in Chicago, finishing high school and working at his family's restaurant. Instead, as a born member of the Yellow Dragon Clan-part human, part dragon, like his grandmother-he is on a quest even he does not understand. His journey takes him to Santo del Vado Viejo in the Arizona desert, a town overrun by gangs, haunted by members of other animal clans, perfumed by delicious food, and set to the beat of Malo Malo, a barrio rock band whose female lead guitarist captures Jay's heart. He must face a series of dangerous, otherworldly-and very human-challenges to become the man, and dragon, he is meant to be. This is Charles de Lint at his best!