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2024 Family Dinner Book Club
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
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Lili loves to cook little dumplings called baos with her grandmother, but when cabbage is needed, Lili races up and down the stairs of her grandmother's apartment building to find the ingredient and help the other grandmothers borrow ingredients for different dumplings, from Jamaican meat patties and Italian ravioli to Lebanese fatayer and more.
6) I am golden
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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.
11) Grandpa grumps
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When Daisy's grandfather, or Yeh-Yeh, visits from China, she does everything she can think of to make him smile and finally finds a way. Includes glossary of Chinese words and recipe for fried rice.
13) Too much rain
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When heavy rain causes flooding, Katie Woo and her parents spend the night in a shelter.
14) Star of the show
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Katie is sad when she is cast as an earthworm in her school play, because that means she cannot be the star.
15) No more teasing
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The class bully loves to tease Katie Woo until she decides to ignore him.
16) Grumpy New Year
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Daisy, a young Chinese American girl, is excited to be celebrating the Lunar New Year with her Yeh-Yeh in China, but at first she is too grumpy from lack of sleep to enjoy the activities he has planned. Includes recipes for fried Jiao Zi (dumplings) and Eight Treasure Rice.
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Katie's Aunt Patty is the new mayor, and Katie and her friends attend her first city council meeting, brimming with ideas about what their neighborhood needs--like free ice cream, puppies, and a new park where children can play in safety.
"Patty, la tía de Katie, es la nueva alcaldesa. Katie y sus amigos van a su primera reunión del ayuntamiento llenos de ideas de lo que necesita su vecindario, como helados, cachorritos y un parque nuevo para...
20) Love, love
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"In this beautiful novel in verse, a Chinese-American girl contends with school bullies, tries to solve the mystery of her sister's strange illness, and finds strength and validation at the local tennis court.
Frances Chin, a 10-year old Chinese-American girl, lives in the suburbs of Detroit with her immigrant parents and older sister, Clara. At school Frances copes with bullies and the loneliness that comes with not quite fitting in. At home,...
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