The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura Jason Pamment In the first book of

In the first book of a suspenseful YA duology

when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn

Professor Grim

Even though she's still adjusting to life in Stoneybrook after moving from sunny California

and LaGuardia is a public school in Manhattan—which her mom would not approve of

The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura Jason Pamment In the first book of* 2024 Oregon Book Award winner In this magical and chilling Coraline esque retelling of the Japanese folktale The Melon Princess and the Amanjaku," one girl must save herselfand her loved onesfrom a deceitful demon she befriended. Melony Yoshimuras parents have always been overprotective. They say its because a demonic spirit called the Amanjaku once preyed upon kids back in Japan, but Melony suspects its just a cautionary tale to keep her in line.