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1) Finally seen
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English
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When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.
2) I am golden
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English
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Celebrate AAPI Heritage
Celebrating Myself!: Books for Kids
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
Celebrating Myself!: Books for Kids
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
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This moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children, is a jubilant celebration of accepting who you are.
5) Stargazing
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English
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Growing up in the same Chinese-American suburb, perfectionist Christine and artistic, confident, impulsive Moon become unlikely best friends, whose friendship is tested by jealousy, social expectations, and illness.
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English
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"Amy loves craft time at school, but when her teacher asks everyone to make their own dragon, Amy feels stuck. Her first dragon has a long, wingless body, stag-like horns, and eagle claws, but her friends don't think it's a real dragon. Then she makes dragons like theirs, but none of them feels quite right--none of them feels like hers"--Publisher marketing.
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English
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for Preschool and Older
Realistic Fiction for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for Preschool and Older
Realistic Fiction for Kids
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Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.
9) Watercress
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English
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BEST BOOKS 2021
Caldecott Award Winners
Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Caldecott Award Winners
Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Description
Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
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English
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ALA Youth Media Award Winners 2023
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
VSBA 2023-2024 -- Intermediate Nominees
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
VSBA 2023-2024 -- Intermediate Nominees
Description
After her grandfather falls ill, eleven-year-old Maizy Chen travels to her mom's hometown of Last Chance, Minnesota, to help her grandparents run the Golden Palace, the family's Chinese restaurant. She is tasked with keeping Opa company while he recovers, and she soon finds herself learning about Lucky Chen, her great-great-grandfather who moved to Last Chance and opened the Golden Palace. She is shocked when the restaurant is targeted by a racist...
11) Finally heard
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English
Description
Ten-year-old Lina wants to create a viral video to help her mom's business, but as she navigates the world of likes and views with her two best friends, Lina must find the courage to stay true to her authentic self.
13) The tricky tooth
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English
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Katie is the only one in her class who has not lost a tooth, but despite all of her efforts, her wiggly tooth refuses to come out.
16) Cowgirl Katie
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English
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Katie's dad surprises her with a trip to a ranch where she can ride a real horse.
19) New from here
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English
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors for Kids
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Summer Reading Committee's Recommended Reads
Description
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
20) The fortunes
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English
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Explores a century of American history through the lives of Chinese Americans, using the lives of four individuals to depict how an immigrant community survives and ultimately becomes American in the process.