Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Auntie Tiger Auntie Tiger Laurence Yep In this version of Red Riding Hood set in China, Big Sister sets aside her differences with Little Sister to rescue her from a tiger in disguise. OL11538569W
Tiger's blood Tiger's blood Laurence Yep A Chinese American boy and his friends--a monkey, a dragon, a rat, and a tiger--must ensure that a magical phoenix egg does not fall into evil hands in the underwater dragon kingdom. OL15857797W
Angelfish Angelfish Laurence Yep Robin, a young ballet dancer who is half Chinese and half white, works in a fish store for Mr. Tsow, a brusque Chinese who accuses her of being a half-person and who harbors a bitter secret. OL451080W
The case of the Goblin Pearls The case of the Goblin Pearls Laurence Yep Lily and her aunt, a Chinese American movie actress, join forces to solve the theft of some priceless pearls and stop the operator of a sweatshop in San Francisco's Chinatown. OL451085W
Cockroach cooties Cockroach cooties Laurence Yep Teddy and his little brother Bobby devise strategies using bugs to defeat the school bully. OL451090W
Dragon war Dragon war Laurence Yep The dragon princess Shimmer and her companions fight a war against the evil Boneless King in order to rescue their friend Thorn and restore the dragons' underwater home. OL451096W
Liar, liar Liar, liar Laurence Yep Branded in the past as a liar, a teen-aged boy trying to prove his friend's death in a car crash was no accident finds himself stalked by a seemingly respectable businessman for a similar fate. OL451104W
Star Trek - Shadow Lord Star Trek - Shadow Lord Laurence Yep Angira is a primitive, violent planet—and young Prince Vikram returns from Earth filled with new ideas. When Sulu and Spock accompany Vikram home, they walk into a bloodbath: reactionary forces, afr… OL451110W
Tiger magic Tiger magic Laurence Yep A Chinese American boy and his band of friends must protect the magical phoenix and fight a war to prevent the evil Vatten from taking over the world. OL451118W
Later, Gator Later, Gator Laurence Yep Teddy finds that his imagination has gotten him into trouble once more, when he buys his younger brother Bobby an alligator for his birthday. OL451134W
The man who tricked a ghost The man who tricked a ghost Laurence Yep Sung, a brave man who is not afraid of ghosts, meets one on a dark road and tricks it into revealing its secret weakness. OL451135W
The Case of the Firecrackers (Chinatown Mystery) The Case of the Firecrackers (Chinatown Mystery) Laurence Yep When a prop gun used during the making of a television show turns out to have real bullets, twelve-year-old Lily Lew and Auntie, her movie actress great-aunt, comb San Francisco's Chinatown in search… OL451143W
Dragon of the Lost Sea Dragon of the Lost Sea Laurence Yep An American Library Association's Notable Children's Books of 1982, this story weaves a fantasy quest with elements of Chinese mythology. Princess Shimmer is a dragon without a home after Civet, … OL451145W
The Ghost Fox The Ghost Fox Laurence Yep While his father is away from their Chinese village, Little Lee fights to save his mother's soul from an evil fox creature that has assumed human form. OL451147W