1001 Cranes
Written by Naomi Hirahara
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $6.50
“A contemplative story.”—Booklist
When twelve-year-old Angela Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire summer with her grandparents. But in the Kato family, one is never permitted to complain. Grandma Michi and Aunt Janet put Angela to work in their flower shop, folding origami and...
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
Written by Lenore Look
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $5.99
ALVIN HO IS an Asian American second grader who is afraid of
everything—elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He’s so afraid of school that, while he’s there, he never,
ever, says a word. But at home he’s a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man, a brother to Calvin and...
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The Trouble Begins
Written by Linda Himelblau
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2009
Price: $14.95
Du Nguyen is finally home. Except he’s never even met his family. And home is an ocean away from everything he’s ever known. Du’s mother, father, brother, and two sisters immigrated to California when he was just a baby. Du and his grandmother had to stay behind in the Philippines.
But...
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The Jade Dragon
Written by Carolyn Marsden and Virginia Shin-Mui Loh
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $5.99
A Chinese-American girl longs for friendship with a classmate adopted from China in this subtle, insightful middle-grade novel.Ginny is sure the new girl in her second-grade class will be her best friend. After all, Stephanie is Chinese, just like Ginny. But Ginny soon discovers some puzzling things about Stephanie: she doesn't...
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1001 Cranes
Written by Naomi Hirahara
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $6.50
WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD ANGELA Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire summer with her grandparents. But in the Kato family, one is never permitted to complain. Grandma Michi and Aunt Janet put Angela to work in their flower shop, folding origami and creating 1001...
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1001 Cranes
Written by Naomi Hirahara
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 240 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $18.99
WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD ANGELA Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire summer with her grandparents. But in the Kato family, one is never permitted to complain. Grandma Michi and Aunt Janet put Angela to work in their flower shop, folding origami and creating 1001...
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
Written by Lenore Look
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $5.99
ALVIN HO IS an Asian American second grader who is afraid of
everything—elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He’s so afraid of school that, while he’s there, he never,
ever, says a word. But at home he’s a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man, a brother to Calvin and...
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
Written by Lenore Look
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 176 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $18.99
ALVIN HO IS an Asian American second grader who is afraid of
everything—elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He’s so afraid of school that, while he’s there, he never,
ever, says a word. But at home he’s a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man, a brother to Calvin and...
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
Written by Lenore Look
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $15.99
ALVIN HO IS an Asian American second grader who is afraid of
everything—elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He’s so afraid of school that, while he’s there, he never,
ever, says a word. But at home he’s a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man, a brother to Calvin and...
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Archer's Quest
Written by Linda Sue Park
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $6.50
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD KEVIN, A Korean American math whiz, is shocked beyond belief when a young man, complete with bow and arrows, crash lands in his bedroom. And that’s just the beginning. The man, called Skillful Archer, claims to be a legendary ruler from ancient Korea. While Kevin tries explaining contemporary life to...
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Roots and Wings
Written by Many Ly
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $15.99
GRACE’S GRANDMOTHER HAS died, and she and her mother must travel back to the Cambodian community to give her a proper Cambodian funeral. But Grace wants to use the trip to solve a few mysteries, like who her father was, why her mother and grandmother moved from St. Petersburg to Pennsylvania...
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Roots and Wings
Written by Many Ly
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $15.99
GRACE’S GRANDMOTHER HAS died, and she and her mother must travel back to the Cambodian community to give her a proper Cambodian funeral. But Grace wants to use the trip to solve a few mysteries, like who her father was, why her mother and grandmother moved from St. Petersburg to Pennsylvania...
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Roots and Wings
Written by Many Ly
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 272 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $18.99
GRACE’S GRANDMOTHER HAS died, and she and her mother must travel back to the Cambodian community to give her a proper Cambodian funeral. But Grace wants to use the trip to solve a few mysteries, like who her father was, why her mother and grandmother moved from St. Petersburg to Pennsylvania...
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Bringing in the New Year
Written by Grace Lin
Format: Hardcover, 34 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $15.99
This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family...
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Bringing in the New Year
Written by Grace Lin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 34 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $18.99
This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family...
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The Silk Princess
Written by Charles Santore
Format: Hardcover
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $17.99
Princess Hsi-Ling Chi has heard tales of a sleeping dragon and ancient gods residing in the Holy Mountains beyond her father’s palace. But when she emerges from the gates for the first time, she is not afraid. She has with her a magical thread unraveled from a tiny cocoon that dropped...
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The Silk Princess
Written by Charles Santore
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $20.99
Princess Hsi-Ling Chi has heard tales of a sleeping dragon and ancient gods residing in the Holy Mountains beyond her father’s palace. But when she emerges from the gates for the first time, she is not afraid. She has with her a magical thread unraveled from a tiny cocoon that dropped...
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An Ocean Apart, a World Away
Written by Lensey Namioka
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
While most 16-year-old girls are planning their weddings, Xueyan, known as Yanyan, has no interest at all in marriage. She is fascinated by medicine. In China in 1921, women rarely attend university, let alone medical school. Still, Yanyan is determined to become a doctor. But Yanyan’s feelings about marriage change when...
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Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Written by Lensey Namioka
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.50
Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her...
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Hannah Is My Name
A Young Immigrant's Story
Written by Belle Yang
Illustrated by Belle Yang
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $6.99
"Based on her own immigration story, Yang’s offering is a winner — a spot-on depiction of the immigration experience in America." — KIRKUS REVIEWSIt’s a long way from Taiwan to San Francisco, but Hannah’s family has made the journey because they want to make America their home. In America, Baba tells...
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Project Mulberry
Written by Linda Sue Park
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: January 23, 2007
Price: $6.99
Julia Song and her friend Patrick want to team up to win a blue ribbon at the state fair, but they can't agree on the perfect project. Then
Julia's mother suggests they raise silkworms as she did years ago in Korea. The optimistic twosome quickly realizes that raising silkworms is a lot...
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Fortune Cookie Fortunes
Written by Grace Lin
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2006
Price: $6.99
Crack, crack, crack! The cookies snap open and the family’s fortunes are revealed. Mei Mei wants to know how hers will come true. Jie Jie scoffs—they never come true. But Pacy isn’t so sure. As she waits and watches, she notices magical things happening in her family. Could the fortunes really...
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