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The Immigrants The Immigrants Howard Fast In this sweeping journey of love and fortune, master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the family saga of roughneck immigrants determined to make their way in America at the turn of the century. Qu… OL1067131W
The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps Stephen Krensky In 1867, while staying with her father in a small California mining town, ten-year-old Winnie meets a Chinese boy close to her age and discovers the role of his people in completing the transcontinen… OL115757W
Star of the Week Star of the Week Darlene Friedman As her turn to be "Star of the Week" in her kindergarten class approaches, Cassidy-Li puts together a poster with pictures of her family, friends, and pets, and wonders about her birthparents in Chin… OL11999573W
Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet Jamie Ford "Sentimental, heartfelt....the exploration of Henry's changing relationship with his family and with Keiko will keep most readers turning pages...A timely debut that not only reminds readers of a sha… OL13646885W
The children of Chinatown The children of Chinatown Wendy Rouse Jorae Revealing the untold stories of a pioneer generation of young Chinese Americans, this book places the children and families of early Chinatown in the middle of efforts to combat American policies of … OL13771829W
Tournament crisis Tournament crisis Clair Bee Chip and his teammates come to the aid of their Chinese American friend so that he can pursue an education while also playing basketball at State University. OL14871868W
Oranges on Golden Mountain Oranges on Golden Mountain Elizabeth Partridge When hard times fall on his family, Jo Lee is sent from China to San Francisco, where he helps his uncle fish and dreams of being reunited with his mother and sister. OL15021562W
Kickoff blitz Kickoff blitz Blake A. Hoena,Jorge Gonzalez,Jose Ruiz When Tou Yang's football team plays the team from his former school, where he was picked on for being small, he struggles to remain focused and use his skills against Darren, who still wants to bully… OL15039562W
Mommy far, Mommy near Mommy far, Mommy near Carol Antoinette Peacock Elizabeth, who was born in China, describes the family who has adopted her and tries to sort out her feelings for her unknown mother. OL15212349W
Polka Dot Penguin Pottery Polka Dot Penguin Pottery Lenore Look A visit to a pottery shop and the encouragement of family and friends not only provide Aspen the opportunity to paint something beautiful, they also help her get past her writer's block. OL15327442W
I love him to pieces I love him to pieces Evonne Tsang St. Petersburg High school juniors Dicey Bell, a baseball star, and Jack Chen, who loves science and role-playing games, discover a mutual attraction when paired for a project, but on their first dat… OL15414004W
Chino para principiantes Chino para principiantes Ann Mah "Una novela chispeante sobre comida, familia y cómo encontrarse a uno mismo" OL15435160W
Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club Barbara Kramer Explores the life and career of author Amy Tan, from her childhood in Oakland, California, through her struggle to accept her Chinese heritage, to her career as a writer. OL15834509W
Portraits of pride II Portraits of pride II L. P. Leung 288 p. : 27 cm. + OL15897163W
Boo, Katie Woo! Boo, Katie Woo! Fran Manushkin Disappointed that her monster costume does not frighten anyone, Katie Woo still finds a way to have a happy Halloween. OL15998222W
Miss Fortune Cookie Miss Fortune Cookie Lauren Bjorkman Meet Erin. Smart student, great daughter, better friend. Secretly the mastermind behind the popular advice blog Miss Fortune Cookie. Totally unaware that her carefully constructed life is about to ge… OL16571994W
The year of the baby The year of the baby Andrea Cheng,Patrice Barton Fifth-grader Anna is concerned that her baby sister Kaylee, adopted from China three months ago, is not thriving so she and her best friends, Laura and Camille, create a science project that may save… OL16672028W
Who needs glasses? Who needs glasses? Fran Manushkin When Pedro keeps "losing" his eyeglasses, Katie shows him why it is alright--and necessary--to wear them. OL16726877W
American West (1836-1900) American West (1836-1900) Michael Shally-Jensen, Phd This book provides readers with a new, interesting way to study the impact of the American West on American history. Through in-depth analysis of important primary documents from 1836-1900, readers w… OL17095442W
A map of betrayal A map of betrayal Ha Jin "From the award-winning author of Waiting: a spare, haunting tale of espionage and conflicted loyalties that spans half a century in the entwined histories of two countries--China and the United Stat… OL17719512W
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