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"Goodbye, Columbus meets the novels of Amy Tan in this American story of class, society and identity that marks the debut of a new voice in fiction"
"Meet Casey Han: a strong-willed, Queens-bred daughter of Korean immigrants immersed in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle she can't afford. Casey is eager to make it on her own, away from the judgements of her parents' tight-knit community, but she soon finds that her Princeton economics degree isn't enough...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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AANHPI Heritage Month for Kids
All Together Now - Ages 6-11
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
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All Together Now - Ages 6-11
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
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When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.
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English
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“[A] suspense-filled page-turner about murder, repentance, and forgiveness.” Viet Thanh Nguyen. “A marvel.” Michael Connelly. "A touching portrait of two families bound together by a split-second decision.” Attica Locke. In the wake of the police shooting of a black teenager, Los Angeles is as tense as its been since the unrest of the early 1990s. But Grace Park and Shawn Matthews have their own problems. Grace is sheltered and largely oblivious,...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"A long-married couple is forced to confront their friend's painful past when a church revival comes to a nearby town... A woman in an arranged marriage struggles to connect with the son she hid from her husband for years... A well-meaning sister unwittingly reunites an abuser with his victims... Through the lives of an indelible array of individuals--musicians, housewives and pastors, children and grandparents, the men and women who own the dry cleaners...
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Series
Song Lee books volume 4
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them.
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Series
Song Lee books volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When Song Lee's hampster escapes from its cage in Room 2B, the class members and other students in South School become involved in the search for him.
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Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The North Korean defector, human rights advocate, and bestselling author of In Order to Live sounds the alarm on the culture wars, identity politics, and authoritarian tendencies tearing America apart. After defecting from North Korea, Yeonmi Park foundliberty and freedom in America. But she also found a chilling crackdown on self-expression and thought that reminded her of the brutal regime she risked her life to escape. When she spoke out about...
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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After thirteen-year-old Hattie Oh casts a dangerous spell so her adopted sister, Riley, will get a share of her inherited magic, Riley must undertake a near-impossible quest to save Hattie from death.
10) Shelter
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Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Kyung Cho's home is worth less money than he owes. A tenure-track professor, he and his wife, Gillian, have always lived beyond their means. Now their decisions have caught up with them, and Kyung is anxious for his family's future: all he wants is to provide the home that was denied him to their son. Not that he ever wanted for pleasing things -- his father moved the family from Korea, and made good money engineering patents for the university that...
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Series
Mindy Kim volume 9
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Mindy tries to step into the spotlight in her community theater production.
"Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl—in this ninth novel, Mindy steps into the spotlight. Mindy can’t wait to be in a local community theater production of Cinderella with her BFF, Sally! Mindy has her sights on the lead role. But instead of Cinderella, Mindy ends up being cast...
12) Aekyung's dream
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Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
1978-
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A young Korean immigrant learns to adjust to her new life in America by heeding the words of an ancient Korean king.
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Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"From the author of Stand Up, Yumi Chung! comes a funny and utterly charming novel about friends—how to make them, how to let go of them, and how to be your own BFF. This is the story of Sunny Park, a seventh-grade student at Ranchito Mesa Middle who loves the K-pop band Supreme Beat, hanging out with her cool grandma, dancing when no one is watching, snacking on shrimp chips, and being there for Bailey, her best friend since third grade. When...
14) Yolk
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English
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Struggling with emotional problems and an eating disorder, Jayne, a Korean American college student living in New York City, is estranged from her accomplished older sister June, until June gets cancer.
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Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Yoon, a Korean American, is excited to hear about Santa Claus and Christmas at her school, but her family tells her that such things are not part of their Korean tradition.
17) Dear Juno
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Although Juno, a Korean American boy, cannot read the letter he receives from his grandmother in Seoul, he understands what it means from the photograph and dried flower that are enclosed and decides to send a similar letter back to her.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Danbi invites her friends to celebrate Children's Day like she did in Korea and is worried the picnic behind her parents' deli falls short of the kites and magic train rides she promised her friends.
"The sequel to the Asian Pacific American Honor winner. Danbi's favorite day is here! Thrilled to invite her friends to celebrate Children's Day as she did in Korea, she promises kites, tigers, and magic train rides. But when the reality of a picnic...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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AANHPI Heritage Month - Nonfiction
Asian American Memoirs & Biographies
Best Biography & Memoir - 2021
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Asian American Memoirs & Biographies
Best Biography & Memoir - 2021
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The Japanese Breakfast indie pop star presents a full-length account of her viral New Yorker essay to share poignant reflections on her experiences of growing up Korean-American, becoming a professional musician and caring for her terminally ill mother.
"From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American,...
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Series
Mindy Kim volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Mindy Kim can't wait to learn how to swim with her best friend, Sally! But during her first swim lesson, Mindy isn't so sure she can keep up. With a little help from Sally and Theodore the Mutt, can Mindy learn how to make a splash?"--
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