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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Rick Riordan Presents
Trans and Nonbinary Authors: Books for Middle Grade
Rick Riordan Presents
Trans and Nonbinary Authors: Books for Middle Grade
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Winston Chu saves the owner of a curiosities shop from a robbery only to be gifted a broomstick and a dustpan for his trouble--items that turn out to be more a curse than a blessing when they sweep away important stuff, like his baby sister.
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Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
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"The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, starting with young Xingling! But Xingling is clever and thinks quickly to outwit him with Chinese New Year traditions"--
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Series
Daughters of the dynasty volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
When budding actress Gemma Huang flies to Beijing to star in a film of M. Butterfly, she is mistaken for a notorious socialite, kicking off a series of revelations her parents had carefully concealed from her.
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Celebrate Chinese New Year and learn how every animal earned its place in the Chinese zodiac by taking part in the Great Race! Discover who will come first to win the ultimate prize, and find out why Cat will never forgive his friend Rat in this ancient folk tale that has been passed from generation to generation.
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In 'Challenge Day, ' it's Dragon Warrior Challenge Day. Anyone who bests Po by sundown will be named the new Dragon Warrior. Po isn't worried, not until a certain disgruntled rhino shows up - on who would be more than happy to take Po's place. In 'Kung-Fu Kid.' Po and Shifu are hosting the Peace Jubilee. Po gets excited when he discovers a kid who is bodacious at kung fu! But it isn't long before Po starts to feel jealous. All anyone can talk about...
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Publisher
Amazon Crossing Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Zhao Di and her friends are excited to go out at night with their paper lanterns and celebrate Chinese New Year. Each holding a unique colorful lantern with a lit candle inside, they admire the breathtaking colors while doing their best to avoid the wind and the sneaky boys in the village. Every night, until the fifteenth day of New Year, Zhao Di and her friends take part in this fun tradition, experiencing the thrill of nighttime in their village....
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Series
Front desk volume 3
Language
English
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"After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family--to China! A total dream come true. Mia can't wait to see all her cousins and grandparents again, especially her cousin Shen. As she roams around Beijing, witnessing some of the big changes China's going through, Mia thinks about the changes in her own life, like . . . 1. Lupe's taking classes at the high school! And Mia's own plans to be a big writer are . . . stuck....
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Clarion Books
Language
English
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What was the pandemic of the century like at the start? This swift, gripping novel captures not only the uncertainty and panic when COVID first emerged in Wuhan, but also how a community banded together. Weaving in the tastes and sounds of the historic city, Wuhan's comforting and distinctive cuisine comes to life as the reader follows 13-year-old Mei who, through her love for cooking, makes a difference in her community. Written by an award-winning...
12) Before the sword
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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An original tale, inspired by legends of Mulan Hua and popularized by Disney. When her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan travels with a healer to find a flower from which the antidote can be made to save her sister's life.
Author
Series
Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 3
Language
English
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"The Kidd children--including twelve-year-old twins Rebecca and Bickford--follow mysterious clues that take them from China to Germany, in the hopes of finding their missing father and the treasure that will finally free their kidnapped mother"--
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
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This version of the Cinderella story, in which a young girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince, is based on ancient Chinese manuscripts written 1000 years before the earliest European version.
Author
Publisher
Candied Plums
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When winter comes around, Beijing's streets and alleys are full of candied hawberry sellers peddling this traditional treat. The sweet aroma of sugar syrup fills the streets as kids enjoy their bright red candied hawberries. Today, a kind old peddler pushes his cart on his normal route through Cat's Eye Hutong, but he hasn't seen any customers. Who will come to buy candied hawberries on such a freezing day?"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Tigress is a kung-fu master. In these two awesome stories, she must first reunite a baby duck with his parents before she goes to study under Mistress Mugan. Except that Mistress Mugan won't let Tigress leave when the lesson is over! How is she going to get back to the Jade Palace?
18) Moose of Ewenki
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a Mongolian elder named Gree Shrek hunts a female moose by mistake, her young calf is left behind. Saddened by her loss, Gree Shrek names the calf Xiao Han (zLittle Moosey) and the moose and man form an authentic attachment. Xiao Han accompanies Gree Shrek as the hunter-gatherer herds reindeer, sets up camp, forages for food in the forest, and visits his peoples' village, where many fun adventures happen. But as the little moose grows bigger,...
Author
Series
Murder most unladylike volume 7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When her grandfather dies, fourteen-year-old amateur detective Hazel Wong and her best friend Daisy Wells travel to Hong Kong, where the girls find themselves framed for murder and tangled up in a family mystery.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Zhong Ning’er takes the job, she expects a smash-and-grab burglary she’s doing to make rent and help out a friend. What she doesn’t expect: a sad-eyed army boy who dreams of insurrection, a former rebel leader trapped inside a secret lab, a group of aspiring revolutionaries who are first collaborators, then compatriots, and then, perhaps, friends. But this is Beijing, nearly a hundred and fifty years after General Yuan Shikai successfully...
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