Tessa Miyata Is No Hero

Tessa Miyata breaks a precious family heirloom, sending her on a wild adventure to save herself, her family, and all of Tokyo. She and Jin Uehara, a thirteen-year-old boy, are forced to work together to stop Taira Masakado, a malicious samurai god who has been released.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 08 August 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Tessa Miyata has always felt like an outsider. When her family moves to Japan for the summer, she is excited to finally have a chance to explore the country and make new friends. But when she arrives, she discovers that life in Japan is not much different from life in California. Her sisters are too old to hang out with her, and her grandparents want her to stay home with a neighbor kid who is too cool to spend time with her. When Tessa is finally allowed to go to Tokyo, it is only to join her grandpa's retiree aerobic class with Jin Uehara, a thirteen-year-old boy who is too cool to spend time with her. Their disastrous forced hangout comes crashing to a halt when Tessa and Jin accidentally release the malicious samurai god Taira Masakado and discover a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans. Despite doing everything to avoid spending another minute together, Tessa and Jin must now work together to stop Taira Masakado before he traps them and the rest of Tokyo under his command forever. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Graci Kim, this brand new fantasy adventure will grip readers from the very first page and never let go.
Tessa Miyata has always felt like an outsider. When her family moves to Japan for the summer, she is excited to finally have a chance to explore the country and make new friends. But when she arrives, she discovers that life in Japan is not much different from life in California. Her sisters are too old to hang out with her, and her grandparents want her to stay home with a neighbor kid who is too cool to spend time with her. When Tessa is finally allowed to go to Tokyo, it is only to join her grandpa's retiree aerobic class with Jin Uehara, a thirteen-year-old boy who is too cool to spend time with her. Their disastrous forced hangout comes crashing to a halt when Tessa and Jin accidentally release the malicious samurai god Taira Masakado and discover a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans. Despite doing everything to avoid spending another minute together, Tessa and Jin must now work together to stop Taira Masakado before he traps them and the rest of Tokyo under his command forever. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Graci Kim, this brand new fantasy adventure will grip readers from the very first page and never let go.

Weight: 292g
Dimension: 192 x 135 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780316448628