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Front Desk
"Author Kelly Yang tells a story about the family of Chinese immigrants who has been struggling with every day’s life, from the view of a ten-year-old girl who takes over the front desk of a motel that her parents manage. With her parents, this…
Position: 80 (564 views)
The Shadow in the Moon
"The author brings together several important Chinese cultural elements into this little children’s book: fairy tales, moon stories, shooting down the suns, moon cakes etc. The author did a good job by rendering them into a readable story." This book…
Position: 44 (596 views)
Conviction
”Kelly Loy Gilbert is a debut author of Chinese decent who has great instincts for strong characterization and relationships, unexpected plot twists, and high-stakes drama. Conviction is a strong debut that gets readers thinking about issues like…
Position: 152 (517 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: 268 (468 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…
Position: 322 (454 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: 139 (523 views)
Nest in Springtime: A Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Book of Numbers
This book has won the 2013 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Juvenile Books).
Position: 255 (473 views)
A Faithful Reading partner: a story from a Hakka village
This book has won the 2013 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Juvenile Books).
Position: 283 (463 views)
Dragon Road: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1939
This book has won the 2009 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Young Adult Books).
Position: 184 (501 views)
Revolution is not a Dinner Party
This book has won the 2008 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Juvenile Books).
Position: 189 (497 views)
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