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Envisioning a summer vacation in the humble Singapore home of a boy she hopes to marry, Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan that strongly opposes their son's relationship with an American girl.
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Roaring twenties volume 3
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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When she has a haunting vision about a yacht's disappearance, feisty flapper Astrid Magnusson, home from college, is plunged into an underground world of old money and dark magic along with her notorious bootlegging brother's second-in-command.
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Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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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Anna Wang books volume 2
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Fifth-grader Anna is concerned that her baby sister Kaylee, adopted from China three months ago, is not thriving so she and her best friends, Laura and Camille, create a science project that may save the day.
7) Watercress
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Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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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Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In this bilingual book in English and Mandarin, as Mia, her uncle, and a hungry kitten make their way through Chinatown to the Big Wok restaurant, they count one panda, two lions, and other images of Chinese culture"--
Author
Series
Alvin Ho volume 1
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Cilla decides to write a book that will be a classic while engaging in such adventures as practicing to be a flower girl, learning more about her Chinese heritage, and sharing her best friend.
14) Good luck, Ivy
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Ivy Ling, a young, Chinese-American girl growing up in San Francisco during the 1970s, has to choose between attending a gymnastics tournament or a family reunion, her brother helps her find a solution to her dilemma.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho learns that his mother is expecting a baby, he develops a sympathetic pregnancy--adding to his worry about the burglar who is targeting Concord, Massachusetts.
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English
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A Chinese American art history major at Harvard, Will Chen is offered an illegal chance to reclaim five priceless treasures China lost centuries ago and assembles a team of fellow students, chosen for their skills and loyalty, to help him on his mission—and make history.
Author
Series
Alvin Ho volume 1
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When second-grader Alvin Ho is invited to a birthday party given by a girl, his fear of everything causes him to dread going.
18) Stargazing
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Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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.
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Harry Bosch mysteries volume 14
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
After what seems like a routine murder investigation, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch finds himself in Hong Kong facing the highest-stakes case of his life: bringing his kidnapped daughter home.
Fortune Liquors is a small shop in a tough South L.A. neighborhood, a store Bosch has known for years. The murder of John Li, the store's owner, hits Bosch hard, and he promises Li's family that he'll find the killer.
The world Bosch steps...
Fortune Liquors is a small shop in a tough South L.A. neighborhood, a store Bosch has known for years. The murder of John Li, the store's owner, hits Bosch hard, and he promises Li's family that he'll find the killer.
The world Bosch steps...
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