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Filipinx American History Month Books

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Celebrate Filipinx American History Month with these new books of/by/for Filipinx people around the world.

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17 items

17 items

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

by Chokshi, Roshani

Book - 2020

For students in 4th-7th grades. After fourteen-year-old Aru Shah and her friends fail to keep a prophecy from the Sleeper, they undergo a rebranding campa...Show more For students in 4th-7th grades. After fourteen-year-old Aru Shah and her friends fail to keep a prophecy from the Sleeper, they undergo a rebranding campaign to prove the Pandavas's trustworthiness, but Aru believes they need to focus on finding the Tree of Wishes before the Sleeper and stopping war between the devas and the demons. Show less

For students in 4th-7th grades. After fourteen-year-old Aru Shah and her friends fail to keep a prophecy from the Sleeper, they undergo a rebranding campa...Show more For students in 4th-7th grades. After fourteen-year-old Aru Shah and her friends fail to keep a prophecy from the Sleeper, they undergo a rebranding campaign to prove the Pandavas's trustworthiness, but Aru believes they need to focus on finding the Tree of Wishes before the Sleeper and stopping war between the devas and the demons. Show less

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How to Make Friends With the Sea

How to Make Friends With the Sea

by Guerrero, Tanya

Book - 2020

For students in 3rd-7th grades. Moving to the Philippines with his zoologist mother, twelve-year-old Pablo struggles with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly. For students in 3rd-7th grades. Moving to the Philippines with his zoologist mother, twelve-year-old Pablo struggles with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly. Show less

For students in 3rd-7th grades. Moving to the Philippines with his zoologist mother, twelve-year-old Pablo struggles with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly. For students in 3rd-7th grades. Moving to the Philippines with his zoologist mother, twelve-year-old Pablo struggles with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly. Show less

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We Dream of Space

We Dream of Space

by Kelly, Erin Entrada

Book - 2020

For students in 3rd-7th grades. Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits...Show more For students in 3rd-7th grades. Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Show less

For students in 3rd-7th grades. Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits...Show more For students in 3rd-7th grades. Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Show less

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Any Day With You

Any Day With You

by Respicio, Mae

Book - 2020

For students in 3rd-7th grades. A warm, tender story about a creative girl who hopes that by winning a filmmaking contest, she'll convince her great-grandfather not to move back home to the Philippines. For fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Kelly Yang. For students in 3rd-7th grades. A warm, tender story about a creative girl who hopes that by winning a filmmaking contest, she'll convince her great-grandfather not to move back home to the Philippines. For fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Kelly Yang. Show less

For students in 3rd-7th grades. A warm, tender story about a creative girl who hopes that by winning a filmmaking contest, she'll convince her great-grandfather not to move back home to the Philippines. For fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Kelly Yang. For students in 3rd-7th grades. A warm, tender story about a creative girl who hopes that by winning a filmmaking contest, she'll convince her great-grandfather not to move back home to the Philippines. For fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Kelly Yang. Show less

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Lola

Lola

A Ghost Story

by Torres, J.

Graphic Novel - 2020

For students in 3rd-6th grades. J. Torres and Elbert Or celebrate 10 years of Lola: A Ghost Story, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel that explores fa...Show more For students in 3rd-6th grades. J. Torres and Elbert Or celebrate 10 years of Lola: A Ghost Story, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel that explores family, grief and Filipino folklore in an all-new edition that includes a revised ending and updated illustrations. Show less

For students in 3rd-6th grades. J. Torres and Elbert Or celebrate 10 years of Lola: A Ghost Story, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel that explores fa...Show more For students in 3rd-6th grades. J. Torres and Elbert Or celebrate 10 years of Lola: A Ghost Story, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel that explores family, grief and Filipino folklore in an all-new edition that includes a revised ending and updated illustrations. Show less

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Where Dreams Descend

Where Dreams Descend

by Angeles, Janella

Book - 2020

For teens. A star showgirl endeavors to win a high-risk magician’s competition in order to secure her freedom, an effort that is complicated by an enigmatic circus keeper and a brooding judge with a dark past. For teens. A star showgirl endeavors to win a high-risk magician’s competition in order to secure her freedom, an effort that is complicated by an enigmatic circus keeper and a brooding judge with a dark past. Show less

For teens. A star showgirl endeavors to win a high-risk magician’s competition in order to secure her freedom, an effort that is complicated by an enigmatic circus keeper and a brooding judge with a dark past. For teens. A star showgirl endeavors to win a high-risk magician’s competition in order to secure her freedom, an effort that is complicated by an enigmatic circus keeper and a brooding judge with a dark past. Show less

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The Silvered Serpents

The Silvered Serpents

by Chokshi, Roshani

Book - 2020

For teens. Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with another riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever in The Silvered Serpents. For teens. Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with another riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever in The Silvered Serpents. Show less

For teens. Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with another riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever in The Silvered Serpents. For teens. Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with another riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever in The Silvered Serpents. Show less

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Wicked as You Wish

Wicked as You Wish

by Chupeco, Rin

Book - 2020

For teens. When a hidden prince, a girl with secrets, a ragtag group of unlikely heroes, and a legendary firebird come together...something wicked is goin...Show more For teens. When a hidden prince, a girl with secrets, a ragtag group of unlikely heroes, and a legendary firebird come together...something wicked is going down. From the highly acclaimed author of The Bone Witch trilogy comes this enchanting new YA fairytale. Show less

For teens. When a hidden prince, a girl with secrets, a ragtag group of unlikely heroes, and a legendary firebird come together...something wicked is goin...Show more For teens. When a hidden prince, a girl with secrets, a ragtag group of unlikely heroes, and a legendary firebird come together...something wicked is going down. From the highly acclaimed author of The Bone Witch trilogy comes this enchanting new YA fairytale. Show less

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The Wolf of Oren-yaro

The Wolf of Oren-yaro

by Villoso, K. S.

Book - 2020

For teens. From "a powerful new voice in fantasy" (Kameron Hurley) comes the tale of a queen who must unite her divided land, even if she's hated by the very people she's trying to protect. For teens. From "a powerful new voice in fantasy" (Kameron Hurley) comes the tale of a queen who must unite her divided land, even if she's hated by the very people she's trying to protect. Show less

For teens. From "a powerful new voice in fantasy" (Kameron Hurley) comes the tale of a queen who must unite her divided land, even if she's hated by the very people she's trying to protect. For teens. From "a powerful new voice in fantasy" (Kameron Hurley) comes the tale of a queen who must unite her divided land, even if she's hated by the very people she's trying to protect. Show less

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Amboy

Amboy

Recipes From the Filipino-American Dream

by Cailan, Alvin

Book - 2020

For teens and adults. Filipino recipes from the creator of the legendary Eggslut in LA, host of the hit online series The Burger Show, and the most prominent Filipino chef in the US. For teens and adults. Filipino recipes from the creator of the legendary Eggslut in LA, host of the hit online series The Burger Show, and the most prominent Filipino chef in the US. Show less

For teens and adults. Filipino recipes from the creator of the legendary Eggslut in LA, host of the hit online series The Burger Show, and the most prominent Filipino chef in the US. For teens and adults. Filipino recipes from the creator of the legendary Eggslut in LA, host of the hit online series The Burger Show, and the most prominent Filipino chef in the US. Show less

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All Heathens

All Heathens

by Chan, Marianne

Book - 2020

For adults. Marianne Chan's brilliant debut collection masterfully develops themes of identity and the long-term effects of colonization. For adults. Marianne Chan's brilliant debut collection masterfully develops themes of identity and the long-term effects of colonization. Show less

For adults. Marianne Chan's brilliant debut collection masterfully develops themes of identity and the long-term effects of colonization. For adults. Marianne Chan's brilliant debut collection masterfully develops themes of identity and the long-term effects of colonization. Show less

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The Vanished Birds

The Vanished Birds

by Jimenez, Simon

Book - 2020

For adults. A mysterious child lands in the care of a solitary woman, changing both of their lives forever. For adults. A mysterious child lands in the care of a solitary woman, changing both of their lives forever. Show less

For adults. A mysterious child lands in the care of a solitary woman, changing both of their lives forever. For adults. A mysterious child lands in the care of a solitary woman, changing both of their lives forever. Show less

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Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop

Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop

by Lim, Roselle

Book - 2020

For adults. From the critically acclaimed author of Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune comes a new delightful novel about exploring all the magical possibilities of life in the most extraordinary city of all: Paris. For adults. From the critically acclaimed author of Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune comes a new delightful novel about exploring all the magical possibilities of life in the most extraordinary city of all: Paris. Show less

For adults. From the critically acclaimed author of Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune comes a new delightful novel about exploring all the magical possibilities of life in the most extraordinary city of all: Paris. For adults. From the critically acclaimed author of Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune comes a new delightful novel about exploring all the magical possibilities of life in the most extraordinary city of all: Paris. Show less

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The Groom Will Keep His Name

The Groom Will Keep His Name

And Other Vows I've Made About Race, Resistance, and Romance

by Ortile, Matt

Book - 2020

For adults. A debut collection of tender, biting essays on sex, dating, and identity from a gay Filipino immigrant learning to navigate race and resistance in America. For adults. A debut collection of tender, biting essays on sex, dating, and identity from a gay Filipino immigrant learning to navigate race and resistance in America. Show less

For adults. A debut collection of tender, biting essays on sex, dating, and identity from a gay Filipino immigrant learning to navigate race and resistance in America. For adults. A debut collection of tender, biting essays on sex, dating, and identity from a gay Filipino immigrant learning to navigate race and resistance in America. Show less

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Fairest

Fairest

A Memoir

by Talusan, Meredith

Book - 2020

For adults. A heartrending immigrant memoir and a uniquely intersectional coming-of-age story of a life lived in duality and the in-between, and how one navigates through race, gender, and the search for love. For adults. A heartrending immigrant memoir and a uniquely intersectional coming-of-age story of a life lived in duality and the in-between, and how one navigates through race, gender, and the search for love. Show less

For adults. A heartrending immigrant memoir and a uniquely intersectional coming-of-age story of a life lived in duality and the in-between, and how one navigates through race, gender, and the search for love. For adults. A heartrending immigrant memoir and a uniquely intersectional coming-of-age story of a life lived in duality and the in-between, and how one navigates through race, gender, and the search for love. Show less

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The Son of Good Fortune

The Son of Good Fortune

A Novel

by Tenorio, Lysley A.

Book - 2020

For adults. An undocumented Filipino teenager redefines his relationships with his mother, his culture, and the place he calls home. For adults. An undocumented Filipino teenager redefines his relationships with his mother, his culture, and the place he calls home. Show less

For adults. An undocumented Filipino teenager redefines his relationships with his mother, his culture, and the place he calls home. For adults. An undocumented Filipino teenager redefines his relationships with his mother, his culture, and the place he calls home. Show less

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Asian Place, Filipino Nation

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13467787

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For adults. Asian Place, Filipino Nation reconnects the Philippine Revolution to the histories of Southeast and East Asia through an innovative consideration of its transnational political setting and regional intellectual foundations. For adults. Asian Place, Filipino Nation reconnects the Philippine Revolution to the histories of Southeast and East Asia through an innovative consideration of its transnational political setting and regional intellectual foundations. Show less

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