Force of Chaos (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Book 1) - (A Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Novel) by Diana Ma

Book Synopsis

From the world of Hasbro's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers entertainment franchise comes an action-packed, original YA novel from the point of view of Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger

Trini Kwan is trying to get through high school unnoticed. Nobody knows that she has trained for years in martial arts, and she prefers to let her classmates think she's just the shy Asian girl.

But Trini's world turns upside down when the homecoming game is attacked by an otherworldly winged beast with an army of clay soldiers. Unable to sit by while innocent people get hurt, Trini springs into action--alongside science genius Billy, her childhood best friend, Zack, popular jock Jason, and new girl Kimberly.

In the aftermath, the five teenagers are recruited by an alien warrior named Zordon to become the new Power Rangers, charged with protecting the planet from an evil sorceress who recently escaped imprisonment. Suddenly thrust in the middle of a millenniums-long intergalactic war is hard enough, but getting her new teammates to work together proves to be a difficult task.

Can Trini help the others move past their rocky first impressions--and her own complicated history with Zack--to protect their home from destruction? And will she be able to finally accept her full self--and this new role?

Review Quotes

***STARRED REVIEW***
"Ma brings complexity and depth to all of the Power Rangers...this dynamic series starter translates the iconic action of the long-running television series into an engrossing novel."-- "School Library Journal"

"Ma adds new dimensions to the original story through the inclusion of Chinese mythology and explorations of racial stereotyping and Trini's struggle with an inner voice that tells her to hide her true self...A lightly developed read that may appeal to avid fans of the long-running franchise."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author

Diana Ma is a Chinese American author of middle-grade and young adult books. Her debut novel Heiress Apparently was a 2021 Washington State Book Award finalist in Young Adult Literature. She was also a 2019 We Need Diverse Books mentee and a Highlights Foundation Muslim Storytellers Fellow. Ma teaches at a community college in Seattle and believes that it's important for all kids to recognize themselves as the heroes of the books they read. Her belief that diverse books help us create a better world is what drives her writing and teaching.