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Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier
"In this action-packed adventure and coming-of-age story that finely weaves fact and fiction, thirteen-year-old Ming lives in a small village in Maoist China in the 1970s. His father is convinced that Emperor Qin's tomb—and the life-size terra-cotta…
Position: 180 (491 views)
The Shadow Hero
"In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret…
Position: 264 (459 views)
The Three-Body Problem
"With the scope of Dune and the commercial action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author.…
Position: 268 (458 views)
Decoded
"In his gripping debut novel, Mai Jia reveals the mysterious world of Unit 701, a top-secret Chinese intelligence agency whose sole purpose is counterespionage and code breaking. Rong Jinzhen, an autistic math genius with a past shrouded in myth, is…
Position: 354 (435 views)
Two Sons of China
"Two Sons of China is a sweeping epic of the Second World War in China—a theater of that conflict that many consider 'forgotten'. The story centers on an unlikely friendship that forms between two soldiers, one an American, the other a Chinese…
Position: 243 (466 views)
Mei-Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles: A Loving Story of Adoption, Chinese Culture and a Special Birthday Treat
"Mei-Mei is Chinese—but not Mom and Dad! When she was a baby, Mom and Dad flew all the way to the other side of the world to adopt her and bring her home. Lucky for Mei-Mei, her parents want her to know all about her roots in China's wonderful…
Tags: 2014, CALA, CALA Best Book Award, Children's Books Honorable Mention, Chinese American Librarians Association
Position: 311 (447 views)
The Year of the Fortune Cookie
"The third chapter book sequel to The Year of the Book and The Year of the Baby, eleven-year-old Anna takes a trip to China and learns more about herself and her Chinese heritage."
"This book focuses on the life on a Chinese family living in America…
"This book focuses on the life on a Chinese family living in America…
Position: 153 (504 views)
Summoning the Phoenix: Poems and Prose About Chinese Musical Instruments
"Every musician knows that learning to play an instrument has its challenges and its rewards. There's the embarrassing first day of rehearsal, but also the joy of making friends in the orchestra. There's dealing with slippery concert dress, or simply…
Position: 287 (452 views)
Mooove Ahead of the Corporate Herd
This book has won the 2013 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Non-Fiction).
Position: 337 (439 views)
A Story of Ruins: Presence and Absence in Chinese Art and Visual Culture
This book has won the 2013 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Non-Fiction).
Position: 360 (433 views)
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The Many Meanings of Meilan
Twelve-year-old Taiwanese American Meilan Hua struggles to fit in when her family moves from Boston’s Chinatown to a small town in Ohio. When Meilan…
