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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Romance [High School Readers]
Big Book Club Palate Cleansers
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
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Big Book Club Palate Cleansers
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Natasha is a girl who believes in science and facts. Daniel has always been a good son and good student. But when he sees Natasha he forgets all that and believes there is something extraordinary in store for both of them.
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Language
English
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Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Description
Arriving in America, the so-called beautiful country, Anna, a young Taiwanese girl, finds it anything but beautiful as she and her family struggle to make a place for themselves in this world and learn the true meaning of home.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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An award-winning actress and bestselling creator of the Freckleface Strawberry series pays homage to all the Muttis, Mammas, and Mamans who are from another country. This funny and heartwarming picture book about growing up in multiple cultures celebrates the diverse world in which we live. Full color.
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Language
English
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Arab American Book Award Winners (Children and Teen)
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Noname Book Club's Picks
Novels in Verse: Teen
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Noname Book Club's Picks
Novels in Verse: Teen
Description
"Nima doesn't feel understood. By her mother, who grew up far away in a different land. By her suburban town, which makes her feel too much like an outsider to fit in and not enough like an outsider to feel like that she belongs somewhere else. At least she has her childhood friend Haitham, with whom she can let her guard down and be herself. Until she doesn't. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life...
6) Rosa's song
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"A young immigrant from South Korea finds community and friendship in an apartment house filled with other newly arrived kids"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
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2022 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Mystery [Grades 3-5]
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Mystery [Grades 3-5]
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"Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Una niña no entiende la palabra ajena en la Tarjeta de Residente de su madre y dejar que de su imaginación, llegando a la conclusión de que su madre es desde el espacio exterior. Incluye notas y glosario de autor.
"A young girl misunderstands the word alien on her mother's Resident Alien Card and let's her imagination run wild, coming to the conclusion that her mother is from outer space. Includes author's note and glossary"-- Provided by publisher....
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
2021-2022 Middle School TAB Nominations
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
2021-2022 Middle School TAB Nominations
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Description
A twelve-year-old boy's life changes when his grandmother comes from India to live with the family in Mariposa, an island country known for its butterflies, that is becoming hostile to immigrants.
10) Room to dream
Author
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....
11) Marwan's journey
Author
Publisher
Minedition
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"One night they came ... The darkness grew colder, deeper, darker, and swallowed up everything ... Marwan is a young boy on a journey he never intended to take, bound for a place he doesn't know. On his journey, he relies on courage and memories of his faraway homeland to buoy him. With him are hundreds and thousands of other human beings, crossing the deserts and the seas, fleeing war and hunger in search of safety. He must take one step after another--bringing...
13) Tiger daughter
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead. Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English...
14) All my rage
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Language
English
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Description
A family extending from Pakistan to California, deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness.
Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start. Juniper, California. Now. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family....
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Joe came to America from Africa when he was young. He worked hard in school, made friends, and embraced his new home. Like so many immigrants before and after him, Joe succeeded when many thought he would fail. In telling the story of how his father came to America, Doyin Richards tells the story of many immigrants, and opens the experience up to readers of all backgrounds. Here is a moving and empowering story of how many different people, from different...
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Language
English
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Description
"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. As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the start of seventh grade, she's channeling that irrepressible hope into becoming the lead in her school...
17) Facing fear
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Enrique is a U.S. citizen - but the rest of his family isn't. When he hears a rumor of a police raid, Enrique must face the possibility of being separated from his parents and sister"-- Provided by publisher.
18) I hate borsch!
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
All Ukrainians are supposed to love borsch--but what if you hate the red stuff? A young girl despises Eastern Europe's most beloved soup, and not even the grandmothers of Kiev can persuade her to change her mind. But when she immigrates to the United States, American food leaves her feeling empty. One day she discovers borsch recipes in an old suitcase. Maybe that disgusting beet soup deserves another chance ... Imaginatively illustrated with splashes...
19) A different pond
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English
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As a young boy, Bao and his father 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. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.
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