Author Christina Soontornvat: A Twist on "Les Misérables"

Drawing from her love of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, Author Christina Soontornvat wrote A Wish in the Dark, a Thai fantasy that, like Hugo’s novel, explores issues around privilege, protest, and justice.

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Children's author Christina Soontornvat

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Christina Soontornvat

Children’s Author

Christina Soontornvat is the award-winning author of picture books and chapter books for children, including To Change a Planet, the Diary of an Ice Princess chapter book series, the bestselling graphic novel, The Tryout, the high seas adventure The Last Mapmaker, and A Wish in the Dark, a Thai-inspired fantasy inspired by Les Misérables.

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