New Teen Books for AAPI Heritage Month

49 Days

by Lee, Agnes

Graphic Novel - 20240305

In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with o...Show more In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with one Korean American girl, Kit, on her journey, while also spending time with her family and friends left behind. Show less

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Pangu's Shadow

by Bao, Karen

Book - 2024

When Ver and Aryl, rival apprentices at the biology lab in the Pangu Star System, become the prime suspects in their teacher's murder, they reluctantly te...Show more When Ver and Aryl, rival apprentices at the biology lab in the Pangu Star System, become the prime suspects in their teacher's murder, they reluctantly team up to find the real culprit, running up against system-wide inequalities and conspiracies along the way. Show less

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Snowglobe

by Park, Soyoung

Book - 2024

Given the opportunity to enter Snowglobe, the last place on Earth that's warm, where its residents, in exchange for fame, fortune and safety, broadcast th...Show more Given the opportunity to enter Snowglobe, the last place on Earth that's warm, where its residents, in exchange for fame, fortune and safety, broadcast their lives 24/7 to the less fortunate outside, Chobahm discovers reality is a lie—and the truth is out of reach. Show less

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My Big, Fat Desi Wedding

Book - 2024

The glamour and drama of desi weddings are on full display in this short and satisfying anthology. Written by new and established desi authors, the eight ...Show more The glamour and drama of desi weddings are on full display in this short and satisfying anthology. Written by new and established desi authors, the eight stories in this collection highlight the dizzying whirl of excitement, stress, family tensions, and sensory delights that surround desi wedding celebrations of various religions, regions, and countries. In the prologue, readers are introduced to an unnamed auntie who appears in every story and who, on some occasions, steps in to provide timely assistance. Show less

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A Banh Mi for Two

by Nguyen, Trinity

Book - 2024

In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vietnam and they spend the semester unraveling their families' histories—and eating all the street food in Sài Gòn. In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vietnam and they spend the semester unraveling their families' histories—and eating all the street food in Sài Gòn. Show less

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The Fox Maidens

by Ha, Robin

Graphic Novel - 2024

Kai Song dreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father be...Show more Kai Song dreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father believes in Kai and trains her in martial arts, their society isn't ready for a girl warrior. Still, Kai is determined. But she is plagued by rumors that she is the granddaughter of Gumiho, the infamous nine-tailed fox demon who was killed by her father years before. Show less

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The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

by Oh, Ellen

Book - 2024

Following her mother's death, high school senior Mina Lee signs up for three AP classes and SAT tutoring, hoping to make her strict father happy. But she ...Show more Following her mother's death, high school senior Mina Lee signs up for three AP classes and SAT tutoring, hoping to make her strict father happy. But she would rather spend time drawing her webcomics. When her friends encourage her to add more romance and excitement to her current story, Mina instead begins a new comic inspired by her own life about a teen with superpowers contending with bullying and espionage at school while trying to woo love interest Jin. Strange things begin happening, however: scenes that Mina didn't create suddenly appear, and the next thing she knows, Mina is sucked into the world she crafted, where elements of her real life have been altered based on what she drew. Show less

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ASAP

by Oh, Axie

Book - 2024

When her ex-boyfriend, a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world and forbidden from dating, is rocked by scandal, K-pop idol Sori offers him...Show more When her ex-boyfriend, a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world and forbidden from dating, is rocked by scandal, K-pop idol Sori offers him a hideaway with her until she must decide if her future is worth sacrificing for a second chance at love. Show less

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True Love and Other Impossible Odds

by Li, Christina

Book - 2024

College freshman Grace Tang never meant to rewrite the rules of love. She came to college to move on from a grief-stricken senior year and to start anew. ...Show more College freshman Grace Tang never meant to rewrite the rules of love. She came to college to move on from a grief-stricken senior year and to start anew. So she follows a predictable routine: Attend class, study, go home and visit her dad every weekend. She doesn't leave any room in her life for outliers or anomalies. Show less

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The Loophole

by Kutub, Naz

Book - 2022

After closeted 17-year-old Indian American Sy's boyfriend Farouk breaks up with him and promptly leaves the U.S., Sy throws himself into his thankless L.A...Show more After closeted 17-year-old Indian American Sy's boyfriend Farouk breaks up with him and promptly leaves the U.S., Sy throws himself into his thankless L.A. coffee shop job. There, he meets avant-garde English heiress Reggie, who offers to grant him three wishes in exchange for an egg salad sandwich. As a joke, he wishes for a million dollars, which immediately appears in his bank account. When his father learns that he's queer and kicks him out of the house, Sy asks Reggie to help him find Farouk, and the duo traipse the globe aboard a private jet searching for him. Show less

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From A Whisper to A Rallying Cry

The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement

by Yoo, Paula

Book - 2021

In 1982 America, Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting American autoworkers out of their jobs, resulting in anti-Asian America...Show more In 1982 America, Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting American autoworkers out of their jobs, resulting in anti-Asian American sentiments, especially in Detroit. Vincent Chin—a Chinese American man—is beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson Michael Nitz. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years' probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage in the Asian American community and galvanized the Asian American movement, paving the way for a new federal civil rights trial of the case. Show less

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When Can We Go Back to America?

Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II

by Kamei, Susan H.

Book - 2021

This oral history about Japanese internment during World War II, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, comes from the perspective of children and young people that were affected by it. This oral history about Japanese internment during World War II, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, comes from the perspective of children and young people that were affected by it. Show less

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