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The Immigrants
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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.
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The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps
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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… |
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Star of the Week
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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… |
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Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet
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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… |
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The children of Chinatown
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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 … |
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Tournament crisis
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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. |
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Oranges on Golden Mountain
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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. |
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Kickoff blitz
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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… |
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Mommy far, Mommy near
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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. |
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Polka Dot Penguin Pottery
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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. |
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I love him to pieces
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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… |
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Chino para principiantes
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Ann Mah |
"Una novela chispeante sobre comida, familia y cómo encontrarse a uno mismo" |
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Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
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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. |
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Portraits of pride II
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L. P. Leung |
288 p. : 27 cm. + |
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Boo, Katie Woo!
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Fran Manushkin |
Disappointed that her monster costume does not frighten anyone, Katie Woo still finds a way to have a happy Halloween. |
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Miss Fortune Cookie
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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… |
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The year of the baby
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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… |
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Who needs glasses?
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Fran Manushkin |
When Pedro keeps "losing" his eyeglasses, Katie shows him why it is alright--and necessary--to wear them. |
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American West (1836-1900)
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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… |
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A map of betrayal
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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… |
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