K-Pop Academy: The Stage of Shadows
Mina Finch
Book 1 from the K-Pop Academy series.
Hana Kim joins the most prestigious K-Pop Academy in Seoul, Korea, not aware she has special talents that are soon recognised and needed to defeat demons who prey on fear and failure. She joins Nari and Tae to become a group called Aura. When Nari is captured by the demons they must find a third person to replace them in their K-Pop display to defeat the demons and get Nari back. Soojim, the star pupil of the Academy, is brought in to help. Friendships are forged, grudges forgotten, good triumphs.
Great fast moving text, exciting plot and likeable characters. lots of discussion points including how adults are addressed, light vs dark, fear vs calm, preconceived ideas and prejudice.
Published by Simon & Schuster, 2026 (148 pages)
