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• This Is My Brain in Love

  Gregorio, I. W., 1976-

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  Jocelyn Wu has just three wishes for her junior year: To make it through without dying of boredom, to direct a short film with her BFF Priya Venkatram, and to get at least two months into the year without being compared to or confused with Peggy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parachutes

  Yang, Kelly

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  Speak enters the world of Gossip Girl in this modern immigrant story from New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang about two girls navigating wealth, power, friendship, and trauma.

• Almost American Girl

  An Illustrated Memoir

  Ha, Robin,

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  A graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transplanted from Seoul to Huntsville, Alabama, and struggles with extreme culture shock and isolation, until she discovers her passion for comic arts.

• Patron Saints of Nothing

  Ribay, Randy,

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  A coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder.

• Frankly in Love

  Yoon, David,

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  High school senior Frank Li is caught between his parents' traditional expectations and his own Southern California upbringing.

• These Violent Delights

  Gong, Chloe

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  The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Time Will Be Different

  Sugiura, Misa,

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  Katsuyamas never quit—but seventeen-year-old CJ doesn’t even know where to start. She’s never lived up to her mom’s type A ambition, and she’s perfectly happy just helping her aunt, Hannah, at their family’s flower shop.

• The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

  Chim, Wai,

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  Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days.

• American Born Chinese

  Yang, Gene Luen

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  All Jin Wang wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at his school.

• Legend

  Lu, Marie, 1984-

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  What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Prodigy

  a Legend Novel

  Lu, Marie, 1984-

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  (Legend #2) Injured and on the run, it has been seven days since June and Day barely escaped Los Angeles and the Republic with their lives.

• Champion

  a Legend Novel

  Lu, Marie, 1984-

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  (Legend #3) June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence

• Rebel

  Lu, Marie, 1984-

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  (Legend #4) Eden Wing has been living in his brother’s shadow for years. Even though he’s a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, and a brilliant inventor, most people know him only as Daniel Wing’s little brother.

• When We Were Infinite

  Gilbert, Kelly Loy,

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  All Beth wants is for her tight-knit circle of friends to stay together. With her family splintered and her future a question mark, these friends are all she has — even if she sometimes wonders if she truly fits in with them.

• American Betiya

  Rajurkar, Anuradha D.,

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  A powerful story of a young artist grappling with first love, family boundaries, and the complications of a cross-cultural relationship.