Raiju

"Young adult, teen fiction, I don't really care what you call it, this is one hell of a monster book." --Famous Monsters of Filmland



"I loved this story. It is the quintessential kaiju story and anyone who loves Japanese kaiju stories will like this book, regardless of their age." -- MonsterLibrarian.com



"Ms. Koehler has a hit with this book. Rousing action, teen angst, and just enough Japanese myth to whet our appetites. In short, this book rocks!" -- SurvivalWeekly.com



His home destroyed by a rampaging kaiju, Kevin Takahashi and his father relocate to New York City. Kevin believes the nightmare is over and the only battleground left to face from now on is high school. But soon after his arrival in the Big Apple, a new kaiju emerges. Qilin is so powerful that even the U.S. Military may be unable to contain or destroy the monster. And if that isn't bad enough, Kevin is falling in love with Aimi Mura, the resident "bad girl," and the girlfriend of the toughest bully in school. Kevin has only a short time to win Aimi over. Two great kaiju are about to clash, and after the dust settles, there may be no home left for any of them!