Lark Pien
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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Arlington Reads - Get Graphic (Kids and Teens)
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Printz Award Winners
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Printz Award Winners
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Description
Original Series Now Available on Disney+
A tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and
2) Boxers
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
In China in 1898 bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough: harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers--commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils."
3) Dragon hoops
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Arlington Reads - Get Graphic (Kids and Teens)
Asian American History for Kids and Teens
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Teens
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Asian American History for Kids and Teens
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Teens
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Description
Gene understands stories-comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him "Stick" and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making....
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