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Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.
3) Convergence
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
By Stan Lee
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
Reading is Magic (WPL-Youth)
By Stan Lee
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
Reading is Magic (WPL-Youth)
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Follows the experiences of a Chinese-American teen who is thrown into the middle of an epic global chase involving the release of twelve magical superpowers.
4) I am golden
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1st Grade Recommended Reads
2024 AAPINH Heritage Month Children's Selections
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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.
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"Channeling her frustrations into email drafts--ones that she'd never send--seemingly perfect Sadie Wen finds her carefully crafted, conflict-free life turned upside down when the email is sent out accidentally, and the only person growing to appreciate the 'real' Sadie is the only boy she's sworn to hate"-- Provided by publisher.
6) Top story
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"Mia Tang is at the top of her game! She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story--one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco ... 1. Mia's camp is full of older kids, with famous relatives, fancy laptops, and major connections!...
7) Watercress
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (kids)
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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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Tiger's apprentice volume 1
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A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.
10) Kill her twice
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Dying for a Mystery? (SCPL-YA)
GPLD Best Mystery/Thriller/Horror for Teens
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OBD YA Mysteries - YOUTH
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OBD YA Historical Fiction - YOUTH
OBD YA Mysteries - YOUTH
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In in 1930s Los Angeles Chinatown, the Chow sisters, May, Gemma, and Peony, suspect foul play in the death of Chinatown star Lulu Wong and take it upon themselves to solve the murder, revealing a conspiracy that threatens their Chinatown neighborhood.
11) The big lie
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When Jake loses his brand new toy airplane, Katie Woo lies and says that she does not know where it is.
12) Cowgirl Katie
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Katie's dad surprises her with a trip to a ranch where she can ride a real horse.
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month for Kids
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month for Kids
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
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A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.
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Immigrant Heritage Month (WPLD)
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Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
Immigrant Heritage Month (WPLD)
OBD Back To School - Youth
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
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Amy Wu would love to welcome the new student in her class, but Lin has just come from China and does not speak much English, so with the help of her family Amy tries to work out a way to bridge the language gap.
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Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025
Best of 2025: Kids
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Pride Month Kids
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Pride Month Kids
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Chinese American Derrick explores his queer identity by competing in a small-town beauty pageant where he shares his new love of drag with his family and friends.
18) Rainbow Fair
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April Buzzworthy Books Kids
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025
Children's Staff Picks 6/2025
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Twelve-year-old Chinese American Sophie learns about her Muslim identity for the school cultural fair while juggling expectations from her family and friends.
19) A nervous night
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Katie is nervous about a sleepover at her grandparents' house.
20) Piper Chen sings
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When Piper is offered a solo at her school's Spring Sing, she must overcome her stage fright to put on an unforgettable performance.









