Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation Summary Reviews By Sylvia Liu

Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation Summary

Perfect for fans of Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, this thrilling, cinematic sci-fi novel follows Hana Hsu’s mission to save herself—and her friends—from a dangerous plot to control their minds.

Hana Hsu can’t wait to be meshed.

If she can beat out half her classmates at Start-Up, a tech school for the city’s most talented twelve-year-olds, she’ll be meshed to the multiweb through a neural implant like her mom and sister. But the competition is fierce, and when her passion for tinkering with bots gets her mixed up with dangerous junkyard rebels, she knows her future in the program is at risk.

Even scarier, she starts to notice that something’s not right at Start-Up—some of her friends are getting sick, and no matter what she does, her tech never seems to work right. With an ominous warning from her grandmother about being meshed, Hana begins to wonder if getting the implant early is really a good idea.

Desperate to figure out what’s going on, Hana and her friends find themselves spying on one of the most powerful corporations in the country—and the answers about the mystery at Start-Up could be closer to home than Hana’s willing to accept. Will she be able to save her friends—and herself— from a conspiracy that threatens everything she knows? 

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Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation Review

Jennifer C.

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
!Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2022

Hana Hsu is a 12-year-old who can’t wait until she can be “meshed” and be able to connect with her mother and sister more fully. The process to become meshed involves going through the Start-Up program. Only, they’ve changed up the rules, and instead of the Start-Up program taking place throughout the school year, it will be compressed to take place during the 3 months of the summer. However, at the end of the summer, only those students who score in the top 50% will be “meshed.”

Hana is determined to be in that group, but as the Start-Up program begins, she begins noticing things that don’t seem right. Not only that, but her tech keeps malfunctioning, despite being told it’s fine. When one of her teammates gets sick, Hana knows she has to do something. But what can she do? And will she be able to do it in time to save her friend?

This story was so much fun! Set about 30 years in the future, the world is absolutely possible based on our current society and the progression of technology. A little bit Ready Player One and a little bit Ender’s Game, the classes that the students go through in the Start-Up program – which are really just tests designed to pit the students against each other – sounded both interesting and concerning. Liu did a wonderful job with developing the characters, with just the right amount of mystery to make sure that you aren’t sure who can be trusted and who can’t. As a result, the reader is experiencing the discovery of information right along with Hana, instead of knowing things the protagonist does not, and I think the story was even better for it.

As a general warning for any reader: You probably shouldn’t start this book on an evening when you have to be up the next morning. I say that because I had not intended to finish this book in one sitting. But I did. And even though doing so interfered greatly with my sleep schedule, I do not regret the decision. The book was excellent.

Adding to the absolute ride that this story created was the audiobook. Narrated by Carolyn Kang, her performance was splendid, adding just the right amount of emotion and tension to the story, which pulled me even further into the story and certainly contributed to my inability to stop the book so I could go to sleep. LOL.

If you like stories that mix tech with mystery, have a strong female protagonist, and have a wonderful cast of characters to round out the experience, then you will probably like this book, too..

About Sylvia Liu Author Of Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation pdf Book

Sylvia Liu
Sylvia Liu

Sylvia Liu the Author Of Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation pdf Book, She grew up with books and daydreams in Caracas, Venezuela. Once an environmental attorney protecting the oceans, she now spins stories for children, inspired by high tech, ghost crabs, and strong girls. Sylvia lives in Virginia with her family and a very fluffy cat.

Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation pdf, Paperback, Hardcover Book Information

Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation pdf book
Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation pdf book
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Razorbill (June 21, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593350391
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593350393
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 – 12 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 740L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 – 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.81 x 1.19 x 8.63 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,081,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #667 in Children’s Asian & Asian American Books
  • #4,284 in Children’s Science Fiction Books (Books)
  • #34,667 in Children’s Literature (Books)
  • Customer Reviews: 5.0 out of 5 stars    44 ratings

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