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| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Jin Wang | Jin Wang is an Asian American teenager who hates being different from his classmates because of his race and heritage. Read More |
| Monkey King | The Monkey King is a legendary character from Chinese mythology. He's known for his magical powers and terrible temper. Read More |
| Wei-Chen | Wei-Chen is a Taiwanese immigrant and Jin's best friend. Introduced as Wei-Chen Sun (Wei-Zhen Sun), he is thereafter referred to as simply Wei-Chen. Read More |
| Danny | Danny is an all-American teenager who doesn't quite fit in. Read More |
| Chin-Kee | Chin-Kee is Danny's annoying cousin from China. Read More |
| Amelia | Amelia Harris is Jin's seventh-grade love interest. Throughout the narrative she is referred to by her first name only. |
| Ao-Kuang | Ao-Kuang is the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea. He was tasked with executing the Monkey King and failed. |
| Celestial gatekeeper | The celestial gatekeeper refuses to admit the Monkey King to the heavenly banquet. |
| Peter Garbinsky | At Jin Wang's new school, Peter Garbinsky is his first "friend." Peter continuously takes advantage of Jin and when they play, Jin ends up embarrassed or hurt. |
| Mr. Graham | Mr. Graham is Jin Wang and Wei-Chen's seventh grade science teacher. |
| Mrs. Greeder | Mrs. Greeder is Jin Wang's third grade teacher. |
| Greg | Greg, a classmate, asks Jin Wang to stop pursuing Amelia because he thinks Jin isn't worthy of her. |
| Herbalist's wife | The herbalist's wife is from Jin Wang's Chinatown neighborhood. She appears to Jin in a dream and transforms him into Danny. |
| Melanie | Melanie is Danny's love interest and study partner. He blames Chin-Kee when Melanie says she just wants to be friends. |
| Suzy Nakamura | Suzy Nakamura is the only other Asian American student in Jin Wang's third grade class. In seventh grade she dates Wei-Chen. |
| Steve | Steve is Danny's teammate from the varsity basketball team. He's very friendly to Danny until he finds out that Chin-Kee urinated in his Coke. |
| Timmy | Timmy is the bully who accuses Jin Wang of eating dog meat. |
| Tze-Yo-Tzuh | Tze-Yo-Tzuh (Ziyōuzhē) is meant to represent the Christian God. When the Monkey King won't listen to reason, Tze-Yo-Tzuh imprisons him underneath a mountain of rock. |
| Wong Lai-Tsao | Wong Lai-Tsao is a monk tasked by Tze-Yo-Tzuh to deliver three packages to the West. The Monkey King is his disciple. |
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