Filipinx American History Month 2023 Young Adult PicksLike this list

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• This Is Not a Personal Statement

  Badua, Tracy,

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  Perez is a high schooler who is doing everything it takes to live out her parents’ dreams of her being a doctor. When she doesn’t get into the school she was destined to go to, she fakes her acceptance and commits herself to attending a school that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chloe and the Kaishao Boys

  Coyiuto, Mae, 1994-

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  Chloe is on her way to becoming an animator in the United States once summer ends. The only problem? Her aunt keeps setting her up on blind dates. If she falls for one of them, can she bring herself to leave when summer ends?

• I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

  Rogers, Shannon C. F.,

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  Marisol and her mother never got along. When her mother dies, she is left to grieve all the things that she wishes she could have done differently. Marisol can only feel anger. But when a new friendship develops, she finds that anger isn’t the only…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Moonlight Blade

  Barbosa, Tessa,

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  Narra is destined to be cursed and unlucky. And being cursed and unlucky means that her survival of the trials to select the next ruler of Tigang is nonexistent. Unfortunately for Narra, she has no choice but to return to the city to face the trials…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chasing Pacquiao

  Pulido, Rod,

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  Bobby is queer and outed where he has no choice but to fight back to survive. Inspired by Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, Bobby trains to challenge his bully. But when Bobby finds out that Pacquiao doesn’t support who he is, he begins to doubt his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dauntless

  Bonnin, Elisa A.,

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  Seri has always protected their homes in the trees from beasts. When she encounters Tsana who is connected with the beasts that she swore to kill, she realizes that there may be more than just her home in the trees. And as their worlds collide, Seri…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love, Dance & Egg Rolls

  Tanamor, Jason, 1975-

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  Jamie is torn between his American and Filipino cultures. Filipino folk dance is almost everything to him, but he also wants to live out an ordinary high school life with his best friends. The last Asian Folk Festival is on the same day as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flamer

  Curato, Mike,

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  Aiden goes to a summer camp before he starts high school. Aiden feels anxious about starting a new year with everything changing. He makes a new friend and soon realizes that he’s also changing too.

• Brown Boy Nowhere

  a Novel

  Lim, S. Briones, 1983-

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  Angelo is 16 years old and still thinks that life sucks. Moved from his home in San Diego and now living in a boring town in the middle of nowhere leaves him feeling like an outcast. He finds himself leading a group of misfits in his new town and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Turtle Under Ice

  Del Rosario, Juleah

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  Follow Rowena and Ariana’s perspectives of navigating grief after the loss of their mother. After Ariana disappears in the middle of a snowstorm, Rowena pieces together answers that lead her to her sister.