Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit

By Jesse Q. Sutanto

Part of the Theo Tan series

A boy and a fox spirit unravel a brother's mysterious death.

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320 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Theo Tan, a Chinese American boy, inherits a fox spirit named Kai after his brother's death. Reluctantly teaming up, they uncover secrets hidden in a mysterious journal. To solve the mystery, they must navigate a cultural summer camp and confront their differences. Can they honor Jamie's last wishes and reveal the truth behind his death?

From the publisher

After inheriting a grieving fox spirit, a Chinese American boy must learn to embrace his heritage to solve the mystery of his brother’s death in Jesse Q Sutanto’s magical, action-packed middle grade fantasy, Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit. Theo Tan doesn’t want a spirit companion. He just wants to be a normal American kid, playing video games, going to conventions, and using cirth pendants to cast his spells like everyone else. But, when his older brother dies, Theo ends up inheriting Jamie’s fox spirit, Kai. Kai isn’t happy about this either. Theo is nothing like Jamie, and the two of them have never gotten along. But, when they realize the mysterious journal Jamie left Theo is filled with clues and secret codes, it’s clear that something strange was going on with Jamie’s internship at Reapling Corp. But the only way onto the campus is the highly competitive Know Your Roots summer camp program, a celebration of Chinese and Indian cultures designed to help connect students with their heritage. Theo and Kai will have to put aside their differences long enough to honor Jamie’s last wishes, or the mystery he died for will remain unsolved forever…

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