Martial Arts Star: Volume 2
By (Author) A. Y. Chan
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
12th August 2025
5th June 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Martial arts
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity
FIC
Hardback
320
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 19mm
Mo travels to Hong Kong to shoot her movie and unexpectedly comes across another ancient book of martial arts secrets in this fast-paced, high-kicking sequel to The Legendary Mo Seto.
After rescuing her dad, martial arts film star Cody Kwok, and the ancient Book of Joy from a big player in the notorious Five Claw crime organization, Mo is on to her next challenge: filming a movie with Cody! Mo and Dax are whisked away to Hong Kong to start work on The Protgs. Its Mos first overseas trip, and she is awestruck by the glitz and glamour of the international film experience.
Soon after they arrive, they attend a party at Codys house, where Mo and Dax meet Codys younger sister, Fiona, who appears snobby and cold. Mo is shocked when Codys father gives Cody a familiar-looking book: the Book of Sorrow, a piece in the trilogy of books that holds ancient techniques that have been passed down for generations. She is even more shocked when a thief steals it while the party is in full swing and not even her martial arts skills can stop them!
With no leads on the identity of the mysterious thief, Mo recruits the help of a reluctant Fiona, dons her detective hat, and, in between filming, sets out on a mission to find her ancient ancestors Book of Sorrow. Can she find and protect the book and make her martial arts movie dreams come true
A. Y. Chan grew up in Canadas Greater Toronto Area reading all the middle grade and young adult books she could get her hands on. To this day, those remain her favorite genres.After achieving her black belt in Taekwondo, she explored other martial arts, such as Wing Chun, Hapkido, and Muay Thai. These days, she continues her martial arts training some mornings, writes in the afternoons, takes long walks to muddle out plot points, and falls asleep reading.