Contemporary Asian-American Fiction for Young Readers
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Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo
by Greg Leitich Smith
Honoria, Shohei, and Elias, who are "united together against That Which Is The Peshtigo School," face conflict over their budding romantic interest and a science …
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Honeysuckle House
by Andrea Cheng
From the author of "Marika" comes this story of alienation, longing, prejudice, and cultural differences. This immigrant tale of two ten-year-old girls blends tears and …
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Stanford Wong Flunks Big-time
by Lisa Yee
After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisy …
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The Year of the Dog
by Grace Lin
Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of …
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Mina's Spring of Colors
by Rachna Gilmore
Mina invites her classmates to her family's annual Holi spring party. But her excitement is dampened when her friends make fun of her newly immigrated …
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The Gold-Threaded Dress
by Carolyn Marsden
"A fine novel for early independent readers that conveys lots of information about Thailand and making friends." — New York Times Book Review In Thailand …
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Home is East
by Many Ly
After her mother moves out, a ten-year-old Cambodian American girl and her old-fashioned father leave their home in Florida to begin a new life in …
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The Amah
by Laurence Yep
But now she's living it. Amy feels like one of the evil stepsisters when her mother becomes an amah (a nanny) for Miss Stephanie. While …
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Blue Jasmine
by Kashmira Sheth
When twelve-year-old Seema Trivedi learns that she and her family must move from their small Indian town to Iowa City, she realizes she'll have to …
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Meow Means Mischief
by Ann Whitehead Nagda
A stray kitten turns out to be the perfect way to help Rana make friends in her new school and to feel more comfortable with …
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Tae's Sonata
by Haemi Balgassi
Tae, a Korean American eighth grader, tries to sort out her feelings when she is assigned a popular cute boy as a partner for a …
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Stella
by Lauren Lee
Hoping to be accepted by a popular seventh-grade clique, a Korean-American girl is embarrassed by her family's heritage--until a series of events gives her a …
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Fresh Off the Boat
by Melissa de la Cruz
When her family emigrates from the Philippines to San Francisco, California, fourteen-year-old Vicenza Arambullo struggles to fit in at her exclusive, all-girl private school.
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The Tiger's Apprentice
by Laurence Yep
Tom Lee's life changes forever the day he meets a talking tiger named Mr. Hu, and discovers he is the latest in a long line …
