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Chum Chum Mark Spitzer "Father O'Flugence knows there's nothing he can do. It's all in the hands of God now, or the Devil - who can tell the difference? The latter, of course, knows these people better. Father O'Flugence, … OL13591588W
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
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
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
Anna Mei, cartoon girl Anna Mei, cartoon girl Carol A. Grund When eleven-year-old Anna Mei, who was adopted from China, moves from Boston to small-town Michigan, she finds herself questioning her identity, family history, and more as she seeks a way to fit in. OL15299873W
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
Moy Moy Moy Moy Leo Politi A little Chinese girl in Los Angeles participates in the celebration of the Chinese New Year. OL15838492W
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
Alvin Ho Alvin Ho Lenore Look A fearful second grader in Concord, Massachusetts, learns about death when his grandfather's best friend passes away and he offers to accompany his grandfather to the funeral. OL16504626W
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 counterfeit family tree of Vee Crawford-Wong The counterfeit family tree of Vee Crawford-Wong L. Tam Holland Vee's history assignment is to create a family tree, but he doesn't know anything about his family beyond his parents' generation. OL16654039W
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
Katie Woo, don't be blue Katie Woo, don't be blue Fran Manushkin In these four previously published stories Katie learns to cope with situations she finds unpleasant. OL16726884W
Everything I never told you Everything I never told you Celeste Ng "Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet. So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marily… OL17295077W
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
Blubber Blubber Judy Blume Blubber is a children's novel by Judy Blume first published in 1974. The narrator of the story is Jill Brenner, a Pennsylvania fifth-grader who joins her classmates in ostracizing and bullying Linda,… OL1838312W
Ling & Ting Twice as Silly Ling & Ting Twice as Silly Grace Lin Identical twins Ling and Ting like to be silly, tell jokes, and laugh together. OL19086524W
Goodbye to Goldie Goodbye to Goldie Fran Manushkin Katie Woo's dog, Goldie, was very old. Goldie became sick and died. Katie will miss her friend. She is glad that she has lots of happy memories of Goldie. OL1922364W
Curse of the Trouble Dolls Curse of the Trouble Dolls Dian Curtis Regan Angie Wu finds herself the center of attention in the fourth grade when she starts sharing her Guatemalan trouble dolls, supposedly able to make troubles go away, but then her friends get mad when th… OL1956431W
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