YA Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Picks
A selected list of notable books for young adults by and about Asian Americans.
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Star daughter2020
Summary: Sheetal Mistry, a rising high school junior who is half-star, half-human, must win a competition in the starry court to save her human father.- place hold (0)
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Displacement2020
Summary: Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during... more »- place hold (0)
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I'll be the one2020
Summary: Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn't dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn't call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she's... more »- place hold (0)
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The tiger at midnight2020
Summary: Esha lost everything in the royal coup -- and as the legendary rebel known as the Viper, she's made the guilty pay. Now she's been tasked with her most important mission to date: taking down the... more »- place hold (0)
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Parachutes2020
Summary: They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the US while their wealthy parents remain in Asia. Claire Wang never thought she'd be one of them, until her... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickAlmost American girl : an illustrated memoir2020
Summary: A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up... more »- place hold (0)
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Loveboat, Taipei2020
Summary: When Ever Wong's parents sent her away for the summer, she's expecting Chien Tan: a strict, educational immersion program in Taiwan. Instead, she finds the infamous "Loveboat." There, Ever is... more »- place hold (0)
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Wicked fox2019
Summary: Gu Miyoung is a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. The modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt. After feeding one full moon, Miyoung... more »- place hold (0)
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Butterfly yellow2019
Summary: In the final days of the Visst Nam War, Hlng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. When Linh is ripped from her arms, Hlng is left behind in... more »- place hold (0)
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The downstairs girl2019
Summary: 1890, Atlanta. Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night she moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for... more »- place hold (0)
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They called us enemy2019
Summary: George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as... more »- place hold (0)
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I was their American dream : a graphic memoir2019
Summary: This graphic novel is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children. The daughter of... more »- place hold (0)
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We hunt the flame2019
Summary: In a world inspired by ancient Arabia, seventeen-year-old huntress Zafira must disguise herself as a man to seek a lost artifact that could return magic to her cursed world.- place hold (0)
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Forest of a thousand lanterns2018
Summary: Eighteen -year-old Xifeng is a beautiful peasant girl. The stars say she is destined to be Empress of Feng Lu, but only if she embraces the darkness within her. It's a choice Xifeng must make...and... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickDarius the Great is not okay2018
Summary: Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.- place hold (0)
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A very large expanse of sea2018
Summary: 2002. A year after 9/11, it's an extremely turbulent time politically for Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading... more »- place hold (0)
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For a muse of fire2018
Summary: "Jetta, a teen who possesses secret, forbidden powers, must gain access to a hidden spring and negotiate a world roiling with intrigue and the beginnings of war." --- place hold (0)
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The way you make me feel2018
Summary: Clara Shin lives for pranks and disruption. When she takes one joke too far, her dad sentences her to a summer working on his food truck, the KoBra, alongside her uptight classmate Rose Carver. Not... more »- place hold (0)
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American panda2018
Summary: A freshman at MIT, seventeen-year-old Mei Lu tries to live up to her Taiwanese parents' expectations, but no amount of tradition, obligation, or guilt prevent her from hiding several truths-- that... more »- place hold (0)
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The astonishing color of after2018
Summary: Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: when her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. When she travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time,... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickWarcross2017
Summary: "When teenage coder Emika Chen hacks her way into the opening tournament of the Warcross Championships, she glitches herself into the game as well as a sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire." --- place hold (0)
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When Dimple met Rishi2017
Summary: When Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel meet at a Stanford University summer program, Dimple is avoiding her parents' obsession with "marriage prospects" but Rishi hopes to woo her into accepting arranged marriage with him.- place hold (0)
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The best we could do : an illustrated memoir2017
Summary: The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format.- place hold (0)
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Diary of a Tokyo teen : a Japanese-American girl travels to the land of trendy fashion, high-tech toilets and maid cafes2016
Summary: Born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father in 1997, Christine Mari Inzer spent her early years in Japan and relocated to the United States in 2003. The summer before she turned... more »- place hold (0)
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Outrun the moon2016
Summary: "On the eve of the San Fransisco Earthquake of 1906, Mercy Wong--daughter of Chinese immigrants--is struggling to hold her own among the spoiled heiresses at prestigious St. Clare's School. When... more »- place hold (0)
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Rani Patel in full effect2016
Summary: Rani Patel, almost seventeen and living on remote Moloka'i island, is oppressed by the cultural norms of her Gujarati immigrant parents. But when Mark, an older man, draws her into new experiences, red flags abound.- place hold (0)
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Super fake love song
Summary: When self-proclaimed nerd Sunny Dae meets Cirrus Soh, she mistakes Sunny's older brother Gray's bedroom, with its electric guitars and rock posters, for Sunny's own. He sort of, kind of, accidentally... more »- place hold (0)
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