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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
City of fire City of fire Laurence Yep Twelve-year-old Scirye and her companions travel to Houlani, a new Hawaiian island created by magic, where they enlist the help of volcano goddess Pele in an attempt to stop an evil dragon and a myst… OL11538570W
Dragon road Dragon road Laurence Yep In 1939, unable to find regular jobs because of the Great Depression, long-time friends Cal Chin and Barney Young tour the country as members of a Chinese American basketball team. OL11538573W
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
City of ice City of ice Laurence Yep From the islands of Hawaii, Scirye and her loyal companions pursue the villainous Mr. Roland and evil dragon Badik all the way to the city of Nova Hafnia in the icy Arctic Circle, to prevent Roland f… OL16298170W
Dragons of silk Dragons of silk Laurence Yep Four generations of Chinese and Chinese-American girls, beginning in 1835, are tied together by the tradition of raising silkworms and the legacy of the legendary Weaving Maid. OL16461511W
Designs by Isabelle Designs by Isabelle Anna Kmet,Laurence Yep As Isabelle rehearses for *The Nutcracker*, she struggles with her pirouettes, in part because her castmate Renata points out her *every* mistake. Isabelle takes her mind off her troubles by helpi… OL19707146W
A dragon's guide to making perfect wishes A dragon's guide to making perfect wishes Laurence Yep,Joanne Ryder Winnie and her pet dragon Miss Drake are back to their lessons as they head to the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair and wish-granting souvenirs follow them home. OL19712142W
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
Bravo, Mia! Bravo, Mia! Laurence Yep Mia can't wait for Regionals. Or can she? Mia St. Clair has been training all year to master the moves she needs to compete at Regionals. She is eager for and worried about Regionals all at … OL451082W
The butterfly boy The butterfly boy Laurence Yep A boy in long-ago China sees the world around him from a butterfly's point of view. Based on the writings of philosopher Chuang Tzu. OL451083W
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
The case of the lion dance The case of the lion dance Laurence Yep When $2000 is stolen during the opening of a restaurant, Lily and her aunt, a Chinese American movie actress, search for the thief throughout San Francisco's Chinatown. OL451086W
The city of dragons The city of dragons Laurence Yep A boy with a face so sad that nobody wants to look at him runs away with a caravan of giants to the city of dragons, where his sorrowful face is finally appreciated. OL451089W
Cockroach cooties Cockroach cooties Laurence Yep Teddy and his little brother Bobby devise strategies using bugs to defeat the school bully. OL451090W
The Cook's Family (Novel) The Cook's Family (Novel) Laurence Yep As her parents' arguments become more frequent, Robin looks forward to the visits that she and her grandmother make to Chinatown, where they pretend to be an elderly cook's family, giving Robin new i… OL451092W
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
The journal of Wong Ming-Chung The journal of Wong Ming-Chung Laurence Yep A young Chinese boy nicknamed Runt records his experiences in a journal as he travels from southern China to California in 1852 to join his uncle during the Gold Rush. OL451101W
Lady of Chʻiao Kuo Lady of Chʻiao Kuo Laurence Yep In 531 A.D., a fifteen-year-old princess of the Hsien tribe in southern China keeps a diary which describes her role as liaison between her own people and the local Chinese colonists, in times of bot… OL451103W
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
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