The summer academy has many useful classes, but Reyna struggles with the social aspects of the camp, since she has to hide her identity. They think that she should spend her time studying useful things, like math and science, and don't fully support her dreams of being a professional gamer like LuckyJade847, her idol. Her parents are struggling, especially now that her mother is battling cancer, and are not thrilled to have their daughter be so interested in gaming. Her online presence is The RuiNar, who presents as a teenage boy, a play on the Chinese version of her name, Rui Nar. She's had to keep her online identity separate from her in person one, since there is a heavy bias against both female and Asian gamers. She's a passionate advocate for diverse representation in literature and media.It's 2067, and Reyna Chang is definitely super excited to be at the summer Dayhold Academy and to be taking part in the junior championship tournament. She is the author of the Dragon Warrior series, How We Fall Apart, Last Gamer Standing, and the Winnie Zeng series.

Katie Zhao is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where she earned a BA in English and political science in 2017 and a master of accounting degree in 2018. or there might not be a town left to defend. While the newest shaman isn’t convinced there’s a storm brewing, this town is going to need all three of them on the same team. With evil spirits growing in number, Winnie and David find themselves in quite a pickle. Plus, she's confident she can save the world all on her own. Not only is she way too perfect-she also has an ego to match, and thinks she’s the best thing that’s happened to Groton since Winnie’s red bean brownies. The catch? The new shaman is just the worst.

But with Halloween around the corner, the balance between realms grows fragile-and so yet another shaman is assigned to help Winnie and David protect the town of Groton, Michigan.

'A hilarious tussle between homework, family, and heroism.' -Kwame Mbalia, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĪs shamans, Winnie Zeng and her archnemesis, David Zuo, have accepted their roles in guarding the world from evil spirits. and we're not talking about homework! The action-packed sequel to the epic fantasy series inspired by Chinese mythology. With chaos on the rise, one girl stands in the face of all evil.

Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao