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DescriptionWhen a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must find a way out with the help of a cute boy all while facing off against a villainous corporation. Inspired by the A-ha's "Take on Me" music video, this entertaining YA novel is a grounded speculative fiction adventure from the co-founder of We Need Diverse Books. When a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must find a way out with the help of a cute boy all while facing off against a villainous corporation. Inspired by the A-ha's "Take on Me" music video, this entertaining YA novel is a grounded speculative fiction adventure from the co-founder of We Need Diverse Books. "Sincere, smart, and meta...this stirring high-concept novel... stands out from the rest."-Soman Chainani, author of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL series Reviews"A lighthearted story with touches of romance and fantasy, told with K-drama flair." -Kirkus Reviews Author descriptionEllen Oh is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books and the recipient of the Asian/Pacific American Award Honor for Children's Literature for Finding Junie Kim. She is an award-winning author of the middle-grade novels The Dragon Egg Princess and the Spirit Hunters trilogy and the YA fantasy Prophecy trilogy. She is also the editor and contributor of You Are Here- Connecting Flights, a collection of interwoven stories; the editor of the middle-grade anthology Flying Lessons and Other Stories; and the coeditor of the YA anthology A Thousand Beginnings and Endings. Ellen is a former adjunct college instructor and lawyer with an insatiable curiosity for ancient Asian history. She also loves martial arts films, K-pop, and K-dramas, and is a big A-ha fan. In fact, the "Take on Me" video is the inspiration for Colliding Worlds. Originally from New York City, Ellen lives in Rockville, Maryland, with her husband, three human children, and two dog children, and has yet to satisfy her quest for a decent bagel. |