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Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Yu'er and her grandpa live in a small neighborhood in Beijingand it's full of big personalities. There's a story around every corner, and each day has a hint of magic. In one tale, Yu'er wants to swim in the Special Olympics, a sports competition for people with disabilities. But she and her grandpa don't have a pool! Their trick to help Yu'er practice wows the whole neighborhood. In another story, a friend takes Yu'er to a wild place full of musical...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Told in two voices, Luli and Yun, raised in an orphanage to age sixteen, work together in a factory until Yun, pregnant, disappears and Luli must confront the dangers of the outside world to find her. Includes facts about China's One-Child Policy and its effects.
Author
Series
Anna Wang books volume 3
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Anna takes a trip to China and learns more about herself and her Chinese heritage.
Author
Series
Alvin Ho volume 1
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho goes on a trip to China with his family.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
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Description
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
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
On Chinese New Year's Eve, a poor man who works for the richest businessman in Beijing sends his son to market to trade their last few eggs for a bag of rice, but instead he brings home an empty--but magic--wok that changes their fortunes forever. Includes information about Chinese New Year and a recipe for fried rice.
48) The dreamweavers
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Twin siblings journey through the City of Ashes and visit the Jade Rabbit to save their grandpa in this Chinese folklore-inspired fantasy adventure"--
50) Red butterfly
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
In China, a foundling girl with a deformed hand raised in secret by an American woman must navigate China's strict adoption system when she is torn away from the only family she has ever known.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dell Laurel-Leaf
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
In early twentieth-century China, Ailin's liberal father allows her to avoid the tradition of foot-binding, but a broken engagement makes her family fear for her future. Ailin's intelligence and hard work--and a lot of luck--lead her to a new life in America.
52) Nine days
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Tenth-graders Ethan and Ti-Anna go to Hong Kong seeking her father, an exiled Chinese democracy activist who has disappeared, and follow his trail to Vietnam and back, also uncovering illegal activity along the way. Includes author's note and the history behind the novel written by the girl who inspired it.
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.
Author
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?
55) The Black Dragon
Author
Series
Mysterium (Julian Sedgwick) volume 1
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Talented magician Danny, who is half-Chinese, half-British, and dwarf strongman Zamora try to find the connection between the disastrous end of the circus Mysterium, where Danny's performer parents were killed, and the disappearance of his guardian aunt, who is investigating sinister gangs in Hong Kong.
56) The musician
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In ancient China, a young musician named Yu Boya gained fame for his talents. On the night of the Moon Festival, he encounters a mysterious woodcutter who is also a musician and admires Boya's most famous song: Lofty Mountains and Flowing Water. Their friendship deepens and Boya vows to play the song for his new friend every year on the festival night. But the next year, upon hearing of his friend's death, Boya smashes his instrument and never plays...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a morning in Hong Kong, in the alley of Tai Yuen Street, a girl is promised a mooncake with a double-yolk center...the special mooncake seems like the only excitement on an otherwise boring day in the market where nothing changes...until an exhausted stranger falls to his knees right in the street! He ran through forests, swam through rivers, and even stowed away on a ship, all to get to Hong Kong. Now at the end of his journey, all he...
58) 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
Publisher
Aladdin QUIX
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Miss Mallard visits Hong Kong, she encounters Marshall Gadwall, a retired English military duck, who seems to have the power to predict disasters. His predictions always come true, but as Miss Mallard examines the evidence, she finds someone's story doesn't add up."--
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.
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