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5) Watercress
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Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Caldecott Award Winners
Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
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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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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for Preschool and Older
Realistic Fiction for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for Preschool and Older
Realistic Fiction for Kids
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Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.
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Twelve-year-olds Ambrose, Tom, and Frankie are transported to the boys' hometown of Freedom Falls, Ohio, in 1852 when Frankie blows her Romani family's magical trombone, and to return home they will have to use both Morse code and the ancient form of divination known as the I-Ching.
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After his augmented reality gaming headset is possessed by the spirit of the First Emperor of China, twelve-year-old Chinese American Zack Ying is compelled to travel across China to steal an ancient artifact, fight figures from Chinese history and myth, and seal a portal to prevent malicious spirits from destroying the human realm.
10) Finally seen
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When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.
15) A gift
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Amy receives a gift for the Chinese New Year from her aunt and uncles who live far away in China.
16) Tummy girl
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Rhyming text celebrates the early years of a daughter's life, from wobbly first steps to romping in the rain.
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"Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe, and she's finally getting somewhere with her writing! But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic"--Provided by publisher.
20) I am golden
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Celebrate AAPI Heritage
Celebrating Myself!: Books for Kids
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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.
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