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• Masala Chai, Fast and Slow

  LaRocca, Rajani

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  Aarav discovers the art of making chai from his grandfather, all while learning valuable lessons in mindfulness and patience.

• Maribel's Year

  Sterling, Michelle

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  Maribel won’t forget her Papa, even when he’s eight-thousand miles away in the Philippines. But the bond between Maribel and Papa transcends oceans. So as the snow melts and turns to rain, can Maribel wait just a little bit longer?

• The Paper Kingdom

  Rhee, Helena Ku

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  When David goes with his parents to their overnight jobs as janitors, he expects a long, boring night. But Mama and Papa show him that even an empty office can be a place where imagination roams free.

• The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

  Parappukkaran, Sandhya

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  When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts at a new school, he knows he’ll have to introduce himself to lots of new people. He trips over his long name and decides to shrink it down to the shorter, simpler Zim. The nickname works fine for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Home Is in Between

  Perkins, Mitali

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  Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet. Back and forth, Shanti trudges between her two worlds. She remembers her village and learns her new town. She watches Bollywood…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dim Sum Palace

  Fang, X.

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  Liddy is so excited about going to the Dim Sum Palace tomorrow with her family that she can't sleep. So when a delicious smell wafts into her room, she hops out of bed, opens her door and steps into . . . an actual palace of dim sum! A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Different Pond

  Phi, Bao, 1975-

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  As a young boy, Bao and his father awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food and to keep their family fed.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh

  Kelkar, Supriya, 1980-

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  Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from happy sunny yellow to courageous red. He especially takes care with his patka—his turban—making sure it always matches his outfit. But when Harpreet’s mom finds a new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

  Ho, Joanna

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  A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers’. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother’s, grandmother’s, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mommy's Hometown

  Lim, Hope

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  When a young boy and his mother travel overseas to her childhood home in Korea, the town is not as he imagined. Will he be able to see it the way Mommy does? This gentle, contemplative picture book about family origins invites us to ponder…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Holi Hai!

  Soundar, Chitra

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  The day before Holi, everyone in Gauri's family works to make their holiday colors from natural sources. Gauri is upset when the color she picks from the bowl isn't her favorite. When she sulks, her grandfather tells the legend of how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Paper Boat

  Lam, Thao

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  In The Paper Boat, Thao's signature collage art tells the wordless story of one family's escape from Vietnam--a journey intertwined with an ant colony's parallel narrative.

• Ojiichan's Gift

  Uegaki, Chieri

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  When Mayumi was born, her grandfather created a garden for her. It was unlike any other garden she knew. It had no flowers or vegetables. Instead, Ojiichan made it out of stones. But then one summer, everything changes. Ojiichan has grown…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Most Beautiful Thing

  Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-

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  Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving picture book portrays a family with a great deal of love and little money. Weaving together Kalia's story with that of her beloved grandmother, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Words We Share

  Wong, Jack, 1985-

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  Angie's dad doesn't speak English very well, so he often asks Angie to translate things for him. Struck with inspiration, Angie realises that she can help more than just her dad: There are plenty of business owners in the area who need…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret of the Jade Bangle

  Trinh, Linda

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  In this chapter book for young readers, nine-year-old Anne Nguyen misses her Grandma Nội, a lot. But even though Grandma Nội passed away, it doesn't mean she's disappeared. When Anne and her younger siblings Jacob and Liz are given gifts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finding Junie Kim

  Oh, Ellen

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  Junie Kim just wants to fit in. So she keeps her head down and tries not to draw attention to herself. But when racist graffiti appears at her middle school, Junie must decide between staying silent or speaking out. Then Junie’s history…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Diary

  Hiranandani, Veera

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  It's 1947, and India has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders. Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grounded

  a Novel

  Saeed, Aisha

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  When a thunderstorm grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. These kids don’t seem to have much in common—yet. Told in alternating points of view, Grounded tells the story of one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Continental Drifter

  Macleod, Kathy

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  With a Thai mother and American father, Kathy belongs to two different worlds. Kathy and her family live in Bangkok, Thailand and are counting down the days until their summer vacation in her father’s home town in Maine. Kathy loves the…Read moreRead more of this annotation