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Amina's voice volume 1
Language
English
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Books for Elementary Readers
Book List for SOU Education Courses
Rogue Reads 2022-23 Selections
Book List for SOU Education Courses
Rogue Reads 2022-23 Selections
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"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--
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Series
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English
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"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--
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Language
English
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American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Books for Middle Grade
Read AAPI Voices
¡Celebre Día! / Celebrate Día!
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Books for Middle Grade
Read AAPI Voices
¡Celebre Día! / Celebrate Día!
Description
In Dakota Territory in the 1880s, half-Chinese Hanna and her white father face racism and resistance to change as they try to make a home for themselves. Includes author's note.
4) The dot
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Series
Creatrilogy volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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2021 National Book Award Longlists, Finalists, & WINNERS
2022 OYAN Book Rave
2022 Youth Media Awards
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2022 OYAN Book Rave
2022 Youth Media Awards
More Lists...
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Publisher Annotation: "That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other." And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be shown the sun: "Have you ever heard of such a thing?" Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign...
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Series
Vanderbeekers volume 5
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English
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Publisher Annotation: It's summer on 141st Street, and the Vanderbeekers are looking forward to Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party. But then Papa must leave town to help his best friend and the Vanderbeeker children are surprised to find their maternal grandparents on their doorstep. Grandma is very critical of everything they do. Meanwhile, they find themselves learning more about their papa's father than ever before, and wishing they could...
7) Bee-bim bop!
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English
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A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.
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English
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While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
10) The name jar
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English
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Description
After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.
11) Tokyo dreaming
Author
Series
Tokyo ever after volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When the Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage of her parents, eighteen-year-old Izumi decides to become the perfect princess to help win the council's consent, but will she sacrifice her own heart in order to secure her parents' happiness?
12) Moo, Katie Woo!
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English
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Katie and her class visit a farm, and find out where eggs and milk come from.
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English
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Books for High School
Bestselling Books Written During NaNoWriMo
Time's 100 Best YA Titles of All Time
Bestselling Books Written During NaNoWriMo
Time's 100 Best YA Titles of All Time
Description
After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird.
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Series
Vanderbeekers volume 6
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In this new adventure in the New York Times bestselling series, the Vanderbeekers depart Harlem to celebrate their dad's birthday. But their surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger kids try to keep their family from ever facing change.
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Series
Gifted clans volume 1
Language
English
Description
After thirteen-year-old Hattie Oh casts a dangerous spell so her adopted sister, Riley, will get a share of her inherited magic, Riley must undertake a near-impossible quest to save Hattie from death.
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Series
Pacy Lin books volume 1
Language
English
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Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
19) Grandpa grumps
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Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When Daisy's grandfather, or Yeh-Yeh, visits from China, she does everything she can think of to make him smile and finally finds a way. Includes glossary of Chinese words and recipe for fried rice.
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English
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Publisher Annotation: In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams.
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