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English
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Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena's a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn't even get a paperback release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions...
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English
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On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can’t stand him. She really can’t stand it when he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins of a Roman villa and they are caught by her snobbish ousin Charlotte. The daughter of an American-born Chinese mother and a blue-blooded New York father, Lucie has always sublimated the Asian side of herself in favor of the white...
5) Siren queen
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"It was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic. "No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers." Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill-but she doesn't care. She'd rather play a monster than a maid. But in Luli's world, the worst monsters in Hollywood are not...
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Seattle's former poet laureate, that's how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental breakdowns into her art. But when her five-year-old daughter, Annabel, exhibits the same behavior and begins remembering things and events she has never experienced, Dorothy believes the past has truly come to haunt the present. If she doesn't take radical steps, her daughter will be doomed to face...
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Publisher
Tiny Reparations Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Ocean's Eleven meets The Farewell in this lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums, about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity. History is told by the conquerors. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even now. Will Chen plans to steal...
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Publisher
Quadrille
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Kwoklyn Wan has spent years perfecting recipes for dishes that taste just like the ones from your local chinese restaurant. Includes: Easy step-by-step instructions; Handy guide to ingredients and pantry essentials; Easy-to-find ingredients, available at supermarkets.--adapted from back cover.
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Publisher
Tuttle Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of recipes for traditional and popular Chinese dishes, with tips on ingredients, equipment, and cooking techniques and divided into such categories as appetizers, soups, dumplings, meat dishes, vegetables, and desserts.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Ren has always been too little to help make her favorite pineapple cakes for the Lunar New Year, but when her one-of-a-kind brother Charlie arrives for the festivities, with his help, she finally gets her chance. Includes recipe for pineapple cakes.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian-born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness-is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations-looking, listening, touching, and asking-something a man can never do with a female patient. From...
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
Description
In a Chinatown housing project lives twelve-year-old Benny, his ailing grandmother, and his strange neighbor Constantine, a man who believes he's a reincarnated medieval samurai. When his grandmother is hospitalized, Benny manages to survive on his own until a social worker comes snooping. With no other family, he is reluctantly taken in by Constantine and soon, an unlikely bond forms between the two. At least, that's what Yu, the narrator of the...
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Ruby Lu volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Almost-eight-year-old" Ruby Lu spends time with her baby brother, goes to Chinese school, performs magic tricks and learns to drive, and has adventures with both old and new friends.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
1938, China. With the Japanese army approaching, Meilin and her four year old son, Renshu, are forced to flee their home. Relying on little but their wits and a beautifully illustrated hand scroll, filled with ancient fables that offer solace and wisdom, they must travel through a ravaged country, seeking refuge. Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. Though his daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, he refuses to talk...
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Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook & CD is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Mandarin phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order dishes with ease, ask directions and chat to locals; all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go, so begin your journey now!
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Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Acupuncturist and traditional Chinese medicine scholar Jill Blakeway... invites readers along on her journey to better understand her craft... In her travels from the halls of academia to healing centers around the world, Blakeway introduces readers to a variety of practitioners...all of whom are attempting to better understand how we can harness energy to heal what ails us."--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Today is Sunday and that means its dim sum time with my whole family! I can't wait to see everyone, especially Grandma. I'm going to eat lots of shrimp dumplings, rice noodle rolls, egg tarts, and my favorite--char siu buns. We will have to order enough for us all to share. So what are you waiting for? Dim sum, here we come!"--
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Series
Fun festivals volume 1
Publisher
Jade Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It is Hong's favorite time of the year. His whole family celebrates. It is the Chinese New Year. In this beautifully illustrated book, children aged 2 to 6 will follow Hong as he and his family prepare for and celebrate the Chinese New Year. They will also enjoy reading the story behind the most important festival in Chinese culture. Written in English and Chinese, Chinese New Year Wishes is perfect as an early reader or to read aloud."--Page 4 cover...
20) Chinese New Year
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the traditions, ceremonies, and foods associated with the celebration of the Chinese New Year.
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