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Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope
by Songju Ma Daemicke
Recounts the story of Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American who brought gardens to inner cities and planted seeds of hope and activism
in the minds of young people.
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Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All
by Maia Shibutani
Profiling 36 inspirational Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,
Olympic medalist siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani introduce readers
to the important figures who have shaped life-altering policy, made indelible marks on pop culture and achieved their greatest dreams.
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Kamala Raised Her Hand
by Raakhee Mirchandani
A picture book celebration of United States Vice President Kamala
Harris—the first female, Black and South Asian American person
to be vice president of the US—from her childhood to her historic
run for the presidency.
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Yayoi Kusama
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Learn about Yayoi Kusama, who grew up in Japan creating art, the
vision at age 10 that would influence her work, and her willingness
to talk about her mental health challenges.
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Listening to Trees:
George Nakashima, Woodworker
by Holly Thompson
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Japanese-American George Nakashima began a love story with trees that grew throughout his remarkable life as an architect, designer and woodworker.
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Can You Imagine?
The Art and Life of Yoko Ono
by Lisa Tolin
Learn about Yoko Ono, the brilliant musician and one of the creative minds behind the song “Imagine” by John Lennon, from her childhood when she used her imagination to escape the horrors of war to adulthood, finding peace after violence.
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Mr. Pei's Perfect Shapes:
The Story of Architect I.M. Pei
by Julie Leung
This inspirational story of the Chinese American architect who changed architecture with his forward-thinking shapes shows how his legacy has endured. His structures can still be seen around the world, including the JFK Library and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Rumi: Poet of Joy and Love
by Rashin Kheiriyeh
Even the greatest poet was once a child. And so it was with Rumi.
When he was young he was enchanted by birds and books. He later became a scholar, but it was the loss of his best friend, Shams, that inspired Rumi to his most important realization: love is in us and everywhere. The Persian mystic and poet Rumi is one of the best
known and most widely read poets in the world.
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Seeker of Truth:
Kailash Satyarthi's Fight to End Child Labor
by Srividhya Venkat
This inspiring nonfiction picture book chronicles the life of Kailash Satyarthi, who has devoted his life to battling against child labor and exploitation, ultimately rescuing hundreds of thousands of children worldwide and earning a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his work.
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Up, Up, Ever Up!
Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains
by Anita Yasuda
This exhilarating picture book biography about the first woman
to summit Mount Everest follows Junko Tabei who, despite many
obstacles, climbed step by step to reach her goal and then took
on a new challenge: protecting the wild spaces she loved for
future generations.
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Born Naughty: My Childhood in China
by Jin Wang
Share in the joyful, adventure-filled shenanigans of a child growing
up in a small mud hut in Inner Mongolia in this charming, illustrated memoir for young middle grade readers.
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Our World Pakistan
by Rumaisa Bilal
Subah bakhair! Come along for a day in Pakistan. Choose a salwar kameez, ride the driverless train, and taste sweet and sour falsa.
Learn words in Urdu with pronunciation guides throughout the story.
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How This Book Got Red
by Margaret Chiu Greanias
Red, a red panda who never gets to read about pandas like herself
--only the black and white kind--decides to write her own story to share with the world!
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Many Things at Once
by Veera Hiranandani
A girl with a Jewish mother and a South Asian father hears about her family history and feels alone until she sees a butterfly and realizes it's okay to be different and feel many emotions at once.
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Eyes that Weave the World's Wonders
by Joanna Ho
A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'.
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Perfect Paper Cranes
by Melissa Iwai
While at Japan Festival Day, Gigi volunteers at the origami booth with her Ojiji, but soon discovers folding paper is harder than it looks, in this sweet story that includes a glossary of Japanese words and origami instructions.
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Find Yoga
by Amandeep S. Kochar
During dog yoga day, Jeet, Fudge and their friends learn the value of connecting with their breath, slowing down and stretching their bodies
to help manage their nerves about the new school year.
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Noodles on a Bicycle
by Kyo Maclear
In this picture book about Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers, children
watch the demae—delivery men—set off to deliver steaming trays of noodles to hungry customers all over the city, and want to be them, practicing with bowls of wobbling water stacked on trays.
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The Wedding Shoe Snatch
by Madhu Messenger
On her sister's wedding day, Shilpa reluctantly embraces change
while finding unexpected joy in participating in the lively joota chupai tradition with her new family.
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Tala Learns to Siva
by Kealani Netane
Preparing to perform a traditional Samoan dance at her Grandma's birthday, Tala freezes on stage and must summon the strength and inspiration to help her dance, in this empowering story about finding courage through the love and guidance of family.
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The Big Splash
by Angela Ahn
Julia is dismayed that the Viper's temporary Coach Nathan is strict
and humorless. So it's no surprise that the swim team is not enthusiastic when Coach asks them to put together a car wash fundraiser. But when Julia learns that the Vipers may lose practice days, or worse, not be able to swim at all, Julia takes the lead and gets the team organized.
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Lunch Will Never Be the Same!
by Veera Hiranandani
A spunky, budding foodie is introduced by a school newcomer to
exotic cuisines and aspires to be invited to the girl's house, worrying
all the while that their new bond will compromise an old friendship.
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Divya Far from Home
by Sita Jit
Divya Dubey is a fun-loving, independent fourth grader adjusting
to life in a new home, far from where she grew up in Delhi, India.
New friends, new family, and new adventures also mean lots of new challenges. Divya learns to tackle it all in a brand-new series from
debut author Sita Jit.
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Project Friendship
by Carol Kim
Jina's grandmother is sad because her best friend has moved away,
so Jina is looking for a way to cheer her up--and volunteering as a
reader at the public library may be the perfect solution
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Ruby Lost and Found
by Christina Li
Forced to spend the summer at Nai-Nai's senior center, Ruby Chu
works to help save a historic Chinatown bakery while revisiting her
late Ye-Ye's favorite spots to find a way to deal with her grief—and maybe even find herself.
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Noodle & Bao
by Shaina Lu
A graphic novel following Momo, a girl who helps her friend's
humble food cart stand its ground against the gentrification of
their Chinatown neighborhood.
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Vanya and the Wild Hunt
by Sangu Mandanna
An 11-year-old Vanya Vallen feels like she doesn't fit in, being British-Indian with ADHD in a white town. When her family is attacked by a monster, she discovers her parents have secrets as she joins the ranks of arch-witches and archivists.
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Lei and the Fire Goddess
by Malia Maunakea
While in Hawaii visiting her grandmother, 12-year-old, part-Hawaiian Anna Leilani Kama'ehu angers Pele the fire goddess. To save her friends, family and the island itself, Anna must undo the curse by embracing all of who she is.
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Sona Sharma, Wish Me Luck
by Chitra Soundar
Sona and her friends are invited to her teacher's wedding, but
Sona starts to worry when she realizes that after the wedding,
Miss Rao might move away with her husband, and Sona hopes
her determination can keep her teacher close by.
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International Menace:
Airi Sano, Prankmaster General
by Zoe Tokushige
Airi and her family fly to Japan during summer to visit family, but
she worries her new friends will forget her, so she pulls pranks to
keep them and her family entertained, but some plans cause problems.
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Finally Seen
by Kelly Yang
Arriving in America to live with her parents and sister after five years apart, 10-year-old Lina Gao struggles to fit in with her family and at
her new school until she learns about the power of friendship, family
and being finally seen.
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