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"1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'"--
4) So not ghoul
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"On her first day haunting a new school, all Mimi has to wear are old Chinese gowns from her great-great-great-great-great-ghost-grandmother. She wants to look horrifying and rattle chains with the cool American ghouls at school, but her ghost ancestors insist she dress and behave like a good Chinese ghost. Desperate to fit in and find a middle haunting ground between her cultures, she plans a ghastly new look. But she questions whether her haunt...
5) Finally seen
Author
Series
Finally seen volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
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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.
7) I am golden
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Language
English
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Eva Chen's book is part love letter and part guide-to-life for Chinese American children. Illustrated with Sophie Diao's soft, elegant paint style, I am Golden will inspire, educate and delight readers of all backgrounds.
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Greenglass House volume 3
Language
English
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In 1810, Lucy Bluecrowne, twelve, is bored living ashore with her stepmother and half brother until two nefarious strangers identify her little brother as the pyrotechnical prodigy they need for their evil plan.
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Series
Anna Wang books volume 1
Language
English
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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.
Author
Series
Front desk volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
While visiting family in China, Mia Tang witnesses some of the big changes the country is going through, which makes her think about the changes in her own life that need to be dealt with.
14) Love, Love
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
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.
15) Sugar
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
In 1870, Reconstruction brings big changes to the Louisiana sugar plantation where spunky ten-year-old Sugar has always lived, including her friendship with Billy, the son of her former master, and the arrival of workmen from China.
17) Stargazing
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Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Growing up in the same Chinese-American suburb, perfectionist Christine and artistic, confident, impulsive Moon become unlikely best friends, whose friendship is tested by jealousy, social expectations, and illness.
18) Loveboat reunion
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Series
Loveboat volume 2
Language
English
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After their disastrous summer in Taipei, Sophie Ha and Xavier Yeh must come together once more to help each other pursue the futures they want.
19) Grandpa grumps
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Publisher
little bee books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When Daisy's grandfather, 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.
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