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Youth Collection
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Baseball Saved Us
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Call Number: PICTURE HISTORY / MOCHIZUKI, K. / BASEBALL SAVEDShorty and his family, along with thousands of Japanese Americans, are sent to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Fighting the heat and dust of the desert, Shorty and his father decide to build a baseball diamond and form a league in order to boost the spirits of the internees. -
Laxmi's Mooch
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Call Number: PICTURE ALL/IDENTITY / ANAND, S. / LAXMI'S MOOCHA joyful, body-positive picture book about a young Indian American girl's journey to accept her body hair and celebrate her heritage after being teased about her mustache. -
Bindu's Bindis
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Call Number: PICTURE ALL/IDENTITY / KELKAR, S. / BINDU'S BINDISThis picture book features a little girl named Bindu whose bindis connect her to family and help her find courage to compete in the school talent show. -
I Am the Subway
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Call Number: PICTURE GO / HYO-EUN, K. / I AM THE SUB.A cinematic journey through the Seoul subway that masterfully portrays the many unique lives we travel alongside whenever we take the train. -
My First Day
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Call Number: PICTURE GO / PHUNG, N. / MY FIRST DAYThis is no ordinary first journey. The rainy season has come to the Mekong Delta, and An, a young Vietnamese boy, sets out alone in a wooden boat wearing a little backpack and armed only with a single oar. -
A Gift for Amma
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Call Number: PICTURE ART / SRIRAM, M. / GIFT FOR AMMAA young girl explores the vibrant rainbow of items for sale in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her mother. -
Sakura's Cherry Blossoms
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Call Number: PICTURE POETRY / WESTON, R. / SAKURA'S CHE.Sakura's dad gets a new job in America, so she and her parents make the move from their home in Japan. When she arrives in the States, most of all she misses her grandmother and the cherry blossom trees they used to picnic under. -
Where's Halmoni?
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Call Number: PICTURE FOLKTALES / KIM, J. / WHERE'S HAL.Searching for their missing grandmother, two Korean children follow tracks into a fantastic world filled with beings from folklore who speak in Korean. -
Juna's Jar
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Call Number: PICTURE PLAY & IMAGIN. / HOSHINO, F. / JUNA'S JARJuna and her best friend, Hector, have many adventures together, and they love to collect things in empty kimchi jars. -
The Umbrella Queen
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Call Number: PICTURE ALL/IDENTITY / BRIDGES, S. / UMBRELLAWhen Noot is finally allowed to paint umbrellas like the other women and girls in her village, she secretly hopes that she might be chosen as this year's Umbrella Queen. -
Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip
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Call Number: PICTURE ALL/FAMILIES / CHOI, S. / YUMMI ANDYunmi and her grandmother, Halmoni, are going to Korea, where Halmoni lived before she moved to New York City. Yunmi enjoys seeing Korea for the first time and helping prepare the annual family picnic feast. -
Father's Chinese Opera
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Call Number: PICTURE MOVEMENT / LO, R. / FATHER'SSpending a summer backstage at his father's Chinese opera, a young boy is instantly enamored with the performers and works hard to be a part of the show. -
Take Me Out to the Yakyu
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Call Number: PICTURE MOVEMENT / MESHON, A. / TAKE ME OUTJoin one little boy and his family for two ballgames--on opposite sides of the world! -
A Pair of Red Clogs
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Call Number: PICTURE ALL/BEHAVIOR / MATSUNO, M. / PAIR OF REDA little Japanese girl tries to hide the fact that she has cracked her new red clogs. -
Goyangi Means Cat
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Call Number: PICTURE ALL/FAMILIES / MCDONNELL, C. / GOYANGIWhen Soo Min comes from Korea to live with her new American family, she struggles to learn English and adjust to unfamiliar surroundings. She finds great comfort in the family's cat, Goyangi—that is, until he runs away. -
Yoon and the Jade Bracelet
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Call Number: PICTURE ALL/BEHAVIOR / RECORVITS, H. / YOON AND THEIt is Yoon's birthday and all she wants is a jump rope so she can play with the other girls in the school yard. -
My Dadima Wears a Sari
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Call Number: PICTURE CULTURE / SHETH, K. / MY DADIMAEvery day, Rupa's grandmother wears a beautiful sari. Dadima wears her saris around the house and around the town. Some are made of cotton and some are made of fine silk. Each is brightly colored and very beautiful. -
Monsoon Afternoon
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Call Number: PICTURE ALL/FAMILIES / SHETH, K. / MONSOONIt is monsoon season in India. Outside, dark clouds roll in and the rain starts to fall. As animals scatter to find cover, a young boy and his dadaji (grandfather) head out into the rainy weather. -
Yoko Learns to Read
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Call Number: PICTURE CON/READING WELLS, R. / YOKO LEARNSYoko is eager to learn how to read, and Mama wants to help her. But they only have three picture books at home, all in Japanese. -
Yoko Writes Her Name
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Call Number: PICTURE SCHOOL / WELLS, R. / YOKO WRITESYoko is so excited for the first day of school. She's just learned to write her name. But when Mrs. Jenkins asks Yoko to show everyone, Olive and Sylvia make fun of her Japanese writing. -
The Badger and the Magic Fan
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Call Number: PICTURE FOLKTALES / JOHNSTON, T. / BADGER ANDStealing the young goblins' magic fan, a badger makes a fortune after using the fan to make a rich girl's nose grow. -
The Beckoning Cat
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Call Number: PICTURE FOLKTALES / NISHIZUKA, K. / BECKONING CATIn this story based on a Japanese folktale, an impoverished boy named Yohei shares his dinner with a cat that appears on his doorstep. When Yohei faces a crisis, the cat remembers his generosity and brings help. -
Ohana Means Family
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Call Number: PICTURE CULTURE / LOOMIS, I. / OHANA MEANSJoin the family, or ohana, as they farm taro for poi to prepare for a traditional luau celebration with a poetic text in the style of "The House That Jack Built." -
Bee-Bim Bop!
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Call Number: PICTURE FOOD / PARK, L. / BEE-BIM BOPA Korean American girl celebrates food and family in this cheerful board book about cooking a special meal by Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park. -
The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk
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Call Number: PICTURE RHYTHM / SEHGAL, K. / WHEELS ONThis picture book brings an international twist to the beloved nursery rhyme, "The Wheels on the Bus," by bringing you aboard a busy three-wheeled taxi in India!
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When You Trap a Tiger
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ7.1.K418 Whe 2020Would you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother. -
I'm Ok
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ7.1.K5835 Im 2018Ok Lee is determined to find the perfect get-rich-quick scheme in this funny, uplifting novel that bestselling author Gene Luen Yang called "So funny and heartfelt." -
The Best at It
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ7.1.P35743 Bes 2019From award-winning actor Maulik Pancholy comes a hilarious and heartfelt middle grade debut about a gay Indian American boy coming into his own. -
The Thing about Luck
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ7.K1166 Thi 2013There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck--which is exactly what Summer must do to save her family. Summer knows that kouun means "good luck" in Japanese, and this year her family has none of it. -
Butterfly Yellow
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ7.L1562 Bu 2019In the final days of the Việt Nam War, Hằng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. When Linh is ripped from her arms, Hằng is left behind in the war-torn country. Six years later, Hằng is now in Texas as a refugee. She doesn't know how she will find her little brother until she meets LeeRoy, a city boy with big rodeo dreams, who decides to help her. -
The Bridge Home
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ7.V5578 Br 2019Life is harsh in Chennai's teeming streets, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, eleven-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter--and friendship--on an abandoned bridge. With two homeless boys, Muthi and Arul, the group forms a family of sorts. -
Save Me a Seat
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ7.W42235 Sav 2016A new friend could be sitting right next to you. Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL. -
When the Sea Turned to Silver
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ8.L6215 Whb 2016Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most thrilling tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. -
Pashmina
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ7.7.C415 Pas 2017Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? -
The First State of Being
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Call Number: CHAPTER PZ7.1.K45 Fi 2024When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed forever.
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These Violent Delights
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.1.G65218 The 2020An imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. -
A Crane among Wolves
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.1.H8645 Cr 2024In a kingdom gripped by turmoil, privileged seventeen-year-old Iseul defies danger to rescue her sister Suyeon from the absolute power of tyrannical King Yeonsan, while Prince Daehyun, desperate to overthrow his despotic half-brother, forms an uneasy alliance with Iseul, leading them to join forces in a perilous gamble against the oppressive regime. -
Tokyo Ever After
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.1.J43 To 2021After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverent eighteen-year-old from northern California. -
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.1.O39 Gi 2022Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is an enthralling feminist retelling of the classic Korean folktale "The Tale of Shim Cheong." -
Everything We Never Had
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.1.R5 Ev 2024An emotionally charged, moving novel about four generations of Filipino American boys grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships. -
A Wish in the Dark
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.1.S677 Wis 2020This Thai-inspired twist on Hugo's Les Misérables follows Pong, who escapes prison hoping to find a fairer world, and Nok, who pursues him through a world that makes her question every truth she holds dear. -
Red, White, and Whole
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.5.L357 Re 2021A heartbreakingly hopeful novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia. -
Sold
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.5.M43 Sol 2006Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape. -
A Time to Dance
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.5.V46 Ti 2014In India, a girl who excels at Bharatanatyam dance refuses to give up after losing a leg in an accident. -
Sita's Ramayana
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.7.A76 Sit 2011This version of the Ramayana is told from the perspective of Sita, the queen. It is an allegorical story that contains important Hindu teachings, and it has had great influence on Indian life and culture over the centuries. -
Born Confused
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.D44885 Bo 2002Cross-cultural comedy about finding your place in America . . . and finding your heart wherever. -
Toads and Diamonds
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.D44885 Bom 2014A retelling of the Perrault fairy tale set in pre-colonial India, in which two stepsisters receive gifts from a goddess and each walks her own path to find her gift's purpose, discovering romance along the way. -
Bombay Blues
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.D44885 Bom 2014Dimple Lala thought that growing up would give her all the answers, but instead she has more questions than ever. -
Fifteen Lanes
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.L1563 Fif 2016Set in the fifteen lanes that comprise Mumbai's red light district Fifteen Lanes compellingly explores class, race and gender through the alternating voices of two teenage protagonists. -
Tiger Moon
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.M5798274 Tig 2008Fate brings together a talking tiger, a doomed princess, and a rascally thief in a thrilling, old-fashioned tale from an exciting, internationally acclaimed new talent. -
Step from Heaven
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.N1243 St 2001A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America. -
And Then the Sky Exploded
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.P8635 And 2016When Christian learns his great-grandfather helped build the A-bombs dropped on Japan, he wants to make amends ... somehow. -
A Single Shard
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Call Number: YOUNG ADULT PZ7.P22115 Si 2001The Newbery Medal-winning tale of an orphan boy whose dream of becoming a master potter leads to unforeseen adventure in ancient Korea.
