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42) Bully.com
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Wrongly accused of cyberbullying, seventh-grader Jun Li, a brilliant student, more comfortable around computers than people, has seven days to find the real culprit or face explusion.
Author
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Partition is an updated exploration of Asian American identity, this time with characters who are presumptive model minorities in the arts, academia, and media. Spanning decades, these nine novelistic stories traverse an array of cities, from Tokyo to Boston, Honolulu to El Paso, touching upon transient encounters in local bars, restaurants, and hotels. Culminating in a three-story cycle about a Hollywood actor, The Partition incisively examines...
Author
Publisher
A Public Space Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Set in China and America, in the generations after the Cultural Revolution, The Sorrows of Others is a dazzling collection about people confronted with being outsiders--as immigrants, as revolutionaries, and even, often, within their own families. In New York City, an art student finds an unexpected subject when she moves in with a grandmother from Xi'an, and boundaries are put into question. When a newlywed couple moves to Arizona, adapting to unfamiliar...
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"June Wu always has it all together, only now, she's in over her head. Her family's inn desperately needs guests...and the surly, if sexy, stranger next door is driving away the customers she has left! When he asks for June's help, though, she can't say no. After all, his new bar could be just what the upcoming Pumpkin Festival needs to bring in more tourists. But with the fierce attraction between them, will working together be playing with fire?"--...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It's Neighbor Day! Sesame Street's newest resident, Ji-Young, is excited to celebrate with her new community--and to share some of her Korean culture. This important book is inspired by the See Us Coming Together special, and it illustrates how hurtful racism is while encouraging kindness toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, as well as all people."-- From publisher
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Just a date . . . or a twist of fate? When it comes to love and art, Rooney Gao believes in signs. Most of all, she believes in the Chinese legend that everyone is tied to their one true love by the red string of fate. And that belief has inspired her career as an artist, as well as the large art installations she makes with (obviously) red string. That is until artist's block strikes and Rooney begins to question everything. But then fate leads...
53) Firebird
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Caroline Kim is feeling the weight of sophomore year. When she starts tutoring infamous senior Kimberly Park-Ocampo--a charismatic lesbian, friend to rich kids and punks alike--Caroline is flustered . . . but intrigued Their friendship kindles and before they know it, the two are sneaking out for late-night drives, bonding beneath the stars over music, dreams, and a shared desire of getting away from it all. A connection begins to smolder . . ....
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A tender, slyly comical, and shamelessly honest debut novel following a Japanese widow raising her son between worlds with the help of her Jewish mother-in-law, as she wrestles with grief, loss, and-strangest of all, joy. Shortly after her husband Levi's untimely death, Kyoko decides to raise their young son, Alex, in San Francisco, rather than return to Japan. Her nosy yet loving Jewish mother-in-law, Bubbe, encourages her to find new love and abandon...