Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Cora cooks pancit Cora cooks pancit Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore When all her older siblings are away, Cora's mother finally lets her help make pancit, a Filipino noodle dish. Includes recipe for pancit. OL13648874W
The emperor's general The emperor's general James H. Webb Captain Jay Marsh had never questioned WHERE his ultimate loyalty lay. He had witnessed the bloody horror left behind by the retreating Japanese army during World War II's final days. And he had aban… OL15138674W
Tall story Tall story Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philipines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-… OL15488071W
Countdown Countdown Tom Kratman While on a seemingly routine hostage rescue mission, Terry Welch finds himself the last man standing when an attack on his company's home base leaves families and friends under the threat of death an… OL15666180W
Leche Leche R. Zamora Linmark "After thirteen years of living in the U.S., Vince returns to his birthplace, the Philippines. As he ventures into the heat and chaos of the city, he encounters a motley cast of characters, including… OL16182640W
Brave hearts Brave hearts Carolyn G. Hart During World War II, Catharine Cavanaugh, who is trapped in a loveless marriage to a British diplomat, and her lover, American war correspondent Jack Maguire, struggle to keep their love alive as war… OL17849255W
Esperanza Street Esperanza Street Niyati Keni "I was eight when my father brought me to one of the big houses at the top of Esperanza Street and left me with Mary Morelos. 'I haven't the time to fix broken wings,' she said. 'Does he have any tro… OL17884392W
Smaller and smaller circles Smaller and smaller circles F. H. Batacan "In northeast Manila's Quezon City is a district called Payatas--a 50-acre dump that is home to thousands of people who live off of what they can scavenge there. It is one of the poorest neighborhood… OL20006635W
Tucky Jo and Little Heart Tucky Jo and Little Heart Patricia Polacco A fifteen-year-old soldier in World War II meets a sweet young girl in the Philippines who helps him remember what he is fighting for as he helps her and others of her village avoid starvation, and m… OL20007535W
Decker's dilemma Decker's dilemma Jack Ambraw "Subic Bay, Philippines. The navy's Cold War outpost in the western Pacific. The USS Harvey. A bastion of American sea power in the Far East. But Elliott Decker doesn't give a hoot about all that. He… OL20011517W
When the rainbow goddess wept When the rainbow goddess wept Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Set against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept tells the story of nine-year-old Yvonne, forced to flee her home and childhood when her fam… OL23162W
Fenwick Travers and the Forbidden Kingdom Fenwick Travers and the Forbidden Kingdom Saunders, Raymond M. Fenny's off to the Philippines to help bring the rebellious natives to heel in a new tangle of decidedly unmilitary adventures. OL2921639W