The Monkey King's Daughter
EMPOWERING ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG READERS
®
T. A. DeBonis
About the Series
The Monkey King’s Daughter® is the powerful, heartwarming, coming-of-age story of Meilin, a contemporary Chinese-American teenage girl, tightly wrapped in high adventure and fantastic Chinese mythological settings.
Steeped in the universal tenants of Compassion, Humility, Loyalty, Balance and Honor, The Monkey King’s Daughter® delivers solid family core-values and a new female action hero & role model for a multicultural world.
The Monkey King’s Daughter® is all about empowerment through the realization of self-worth, deed and valor. It’s Meilin’s journey of personal growth, amid the trials of extraordinary circumstance and adversity, that drives each adventure.
THE BOOKS
This story isn’t about Sun Wukong, the Monkey King—it’s about his daughter, Meilin. Only, she doesn’t know she’s the Monkey King’s daughter. In fact, she doesn’t know she’s half demon at all.
As far as Meilin knows, she’s an ordinary 14 year-old high school freshman from Midland Hills, California, facing all the problems that bright young girls face at that age—flakey girlfriends, zits, too much homework, bad hair days, obnoxious boys…
But all of that changes when her ancient past catches up with her...
Ages 8 & up ISBN: 978-0-9678094-4-1
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MEILIN Book 1
As Meilin continues to struggle with her new powers and identity, an act of betrayal in her ancient past, compounded with the distraction of a new boy in school, forces Meilin to question her very purpose in life.
Events come to a head when an evil foe comes forward in Time to seek revenge, forcing Meilin to choose which Path she should follow. Hanging in the balance—the survival of the entire Demon Monkey Kingdom.
Ages 8 & up ISBN: 978-0-9678094-2-7
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RED BOY Book 2
What do you do when your heart tells you one thing and your mother tells you “NO!”?
Fourteen-year-old Meilin chooses to defy her mother and her uncle Zhu Bajie, and travels back in Time to the era of her father, the Monkey King, in an attempt to save someone’s life—a life she’s told cannot be saved.
By taking matters into her own hands, Meilin faces a deadly encounter with magical forces and a Spider Demon that threatens to end her life and the lives of others.
Ages 8 & up ISBN: 978-0-9678094-5-8
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Spider Demon Book 3
THE MOVIE
In a race against time to save her beloved Uncle Zhu’s life, Meilin is forced to question her every choice —
Who to believe?
Who to trust?
Who to follow?
The order of the Jade Rabbit Tong, a deadly secret society of Shadow Demons, is bent on world destruction—and Meilin has to team up with her old frenemy to defeat them and retrieve Zhu’s ch’i. Sadly, she’ll learn firsthand that you can never trust a Huli-Jing!
Ages 8 & up ISBN: 978-0-9678094-6-5
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Jade Rabbit Book 4
YES---THE MOVIE!
We are very pleased to announce that The Monkey King's Daughter® The Movie is now an official Chinese co-production slated to shoot in 2018 in China and Canada.
Financier Lü Jianmin's Beijing-based Chunqiu Time Culture Company is collaborating with ANA Media’s Scott Einbinder to back the film.
Roman Kopelevich’s Red Sea Media is handling international sales for the film and will introduce it to buyers in Cannes.
"China is the second biggest film market in the world. I’m proud and excited to be selling this magnificent, Chinese origin, young-adult movie which transcends genres and cultures," said Kopelevich.
Lü, who has produced more than 60 films, scored a $90 million success with Wolf Warriors in March.
Aki L.G. Aleong, CEO of Mustard Seed Media Group, will executive produce, and Henry Luk’s China-based Ace Studios will provide production services. (Here's Aki at the 2016 Beijing Film Fest)
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NEWS/UPDATES
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COVER ART BY JOHN FORCUCCI
Come back frequently for News and updates about the film! I'll post them as events develop! Meantime, here is a recent INTERVIEW about the origin on the books. Also, check out this recent REVIEW of the books!
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