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• The Partition Project

  Faruqi, Saadia,

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  In this engaging and moving middle-grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani American girl whose passion for journalism starts a conversation about her grandmother’s experience of the Partition of India and Pakistan—and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alterations

  Xu, Ray,

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  A semi-autobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about a Canadian-Chinese boy who feels invisible at home and in school but longs to stand out.

• The First State of Being

  Kelly, Erin Entrada,

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  When a teenage boy appears out of nowhere in 1999, claiming he’s the world’s first-time traveler and has a book outlining the events of the next 20 years, 12-year-old Michael wants to get his hands on the book and must decide how far he’s willing to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finally Heard

  Yang, Kelly,

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  Ten-year-old Lina wants to create a viral video to help her mom's business, but as she navigates the world of likes and views with her two best friends, Lina must find the courage to stay true to her authentic self.

• Fake Chinese Sounds

  Tsong, Jing Jing,

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  A middle-grade graphic novel about a Taiwanese American girl navigating identity, bullying, and the messy process of learning to be comfortable in her skin.

• Isabel in Bloom

  Respicio, Mae,

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  Making friends in a new city, and new country, is hard for twelve-year-old Filipina-American Isabel, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school helps her find her way.

• No Such Thing as Perfect

  Misako Rokkusu, 1977-

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  A middle-grade graphic novel by Misako Rocks! about a girl working to stop comparing herself to her sister and others, set in the same world as BOUNCE BACK.

• Unhappy Camper

  LaMotte, Lily,

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  When their parents send them to a Taiwanese American summer camp, sisters - and polar opposites - Claire and Michelle learn more about their culture and each other, forcing Michelle to decide whether to embrace her culture and family or assimilate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lost & Found

  Based on a True Story

  Yu, Mei (Graphic novelist),

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  Being the new kid in school is scary enough. But imagine what it would be like if you were the new kid in a new school, in a new country. That’s exactly the situation Mei Yu finds herself in when her family moves from China to Canada. As she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Door Is Open

  Stories of Celebration and Community by 11 Desi Voices

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  A story of community, belonging, and friendship told by South Asian authors through an interconnected anthology, based in the fictional town of Maple Grove, New Jersey, and centralized at the town community center.

• Summer at Squee

  Wang, Andrea,

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  Tween Phoenny Fang attends a Chinese cultural overnight camp where she explores new friendships and first crushes and discovers a deeper understanding of her community.

• The Fight for the Hidden Realm

  McDermott, Siobhan,

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  Training as a Silhouette, an apprentice to the immortals, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging gets a chance to prove her worth when an evil spirit called Fui Gwai returns, giving her the opportunity to use her newfound powers to save her friends and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd

  Lee, Lyla,

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  Determined to go to an elite art camp, young Korean American girl Gigi Shin starts a tutoring club with her friends to make money, but when the first few sessions are chaotic, she wonders if she’ll end up sacrificing more than she bargained for to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Meet Me on Mercer Street

  Vivat, Booki,

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  Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of her time on Mercer Street with her best friend Nisha, but one day Nisha and her family are gone, and Kacie struggles to understand the changes happening to her street and neighborhood, and what they mean for her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

  Miller, Chanel,

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  A self-proclaimed sock detective inside her parents' New York City laundromat, 10-year-old Magnolia Wu and Iris, a new friend from California, set off across the city to solve the mystery of each missing sock, meeting people and uncovering the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei

  Chen, Justina, 1968-

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  Moving to Seattle, Dessie Mei meets Donna, a girl who looks just like her, and when a secret DNA test reveals they're identical twins, both adopted from the same orphanage in China, they throw themselves into their newfound sisterhood until small…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lion of the Sky

  Hemnani, Ritu,

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  An evocative, historical debut novel in verse about a boy and his family who are forced to flee their home and become refugees after the British Partition of India.

• Lily Xiao Speaks Out

  Chen, Nicole, 1980-

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  When her cousin, newly arrived from Taiwan, struggles with schoolwork, Lily Xiao pushes her school to provide more ESL support, but her first-generation immigrant family, nervous about her challenging the status quo, forces her to decide just how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sam(ira)'s Worst (best) Summer

  Hamza, Nina,

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  When her house being TP'd leads her to meet new girl Alice, Samira finds her summer full of clue-finding hunts, garage band practices, and getting to know her neighbors like never before, but when her ex-best friend attempts to steal Alice away, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Spindle of Fate

  Lim, Aimee,

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  When Evie Mei discovers that her recently deceased mother was the head of a guild of magical weavers, she enters the Chinese netherworld to try and bring her back.