Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Books For TeensLike this list

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• Catfish Rolling

  Kumagai, Clara,

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  There's a catfish under Japan, and when it rolls the land rises and falls. At least that's what Sora was told after she lost her mother to an earthquake so powerful that it cracked time itself. Sora and her father are some of the few who still live…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

  Oh, Ellen,

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  When a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must find a way out with the help of a cute boy all while facing off against a villainous corporation.

• Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear

  Wasley, Robin,

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  Fighting through hordes of living corpses and uncontrollable growths of forest, Sid and a ragtag crew of would-be heroes are the only thing standing between their town and the end of the world as they know it. Between magic, murderers, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dear Wendy

  Zhao, Ann,

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  Aromantic and asexual students Sophie and Jo, engaged in an online feud as the creators of popular relationship advice accounts "Dear Wendy" and "Sincerely Wanda," unwittingly become real-life friends and navigate their shared aroace identities as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragonfruit

  Lucier, Makiia,

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  In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person's greatest sorrow. But as with all things that offer hope when hope has gone, the tale comes with a warning. Every wish demands a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Firebird

  Sunmi (Graphic novelist),

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  Caroline Kim is feeling the weight of sophomore year. When she starts tutoring infamous senior Kimberly Park-Ocampo--a charismatic lesbian, friend to rich kids and punks alike--Caroline is flustered . . . but intrigued Their friendship kindles and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

  Hoàng, Brandon,

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  As one of only two Asian Americans in his school and often left out, Gary jumps at the chance of breaking into the school's popular clique by befriending the most beautiful girl in school, but as he comes closer to achieving his goal, Gary also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gorgeous Gruesome Faces

  Cheng, Linda,

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  Stitched with cutting commentary on the ugly side of stardom and impossible beauty standards, Linda Cheng's mind-bending thriller will have readers screaming and swooning for more.

• Hungry Ghost

  Ying, Victoria,

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  Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, knows that she has been binging and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself taking a good, hard look at her priorities, her choices,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Guess I Live Here Now

  Ahn, Claire,

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  Melody always wanted to get to know the Korean side of her Korean American heritage better, but not quite like this. Thanks to a tiny transgression after school one day, she's shocked to discover that her parents have decided to move her and her mom…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Hope This Doesn't Find You

  Liang, Ann,

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  Channeling her frustrations into email drafts--ones that she'd never send--seemingly perfect Sadie Wen finds her carefully crafted, conflict-free life turned upside down when the email is sent out accidentally, and the only person growing to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Sunken City

  Thiru, Dinesh,

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  In a world where the rain never stops, impoverished Jin Haldar is offered the score of a lifetime--a massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas and must do what she promised herself she'd never do again: dive.

• Kill Her Twice

  Lee, Stacey (Stacey Heather),

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  In 1930s Los Angeles Chinatown, the Chow sisters, May, Gemma, and Peony, suspect foul play in the death of Chinatown star Lulu Wong and take it upon themselves to solve the murder, revealing a conspiracy that threatens their Chinatown neighborhood.

• The Last Bloodcarver

  Le, Vanessa, 1999-

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  Nhika is a bloodcarver. A coldhearted, ruthless being who can alter human biology with just a touch. In the industrial city of Theumas, Nhika is seen not as a healer, but a monster that kills for pleasure. And in the city's criminal underbelly, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Moon on a Rainy Night

  Kuzushiro (Mangaka),

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  Through one kind gesture, Saki slowly begins breaking down the walls around Kanon, even as she feels something new blossoming within her.

• Off With Their Heads

  Mikuta, Zoe Hana, 2000-

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  Witches and lovers Caro Rabbit and Iccadora Alice Sickle's twisted past comes to light as they are once again thrust into each other's lives and beckoned back to Wonderland, the dark, monster-filled forest where it all began.

• She Is a Haunting

  Tran, Trang Thanh,

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  When Jade Nguyen arrives in Vietnam for a visit with her estranged father, she has one goal: survive five weeks pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house Ba is restoring.

• The Silence That Binds Us

  Ho, Joanna,

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  In the year following their son's death, May Chen's parents face racist accusations of putting too much pressure on their son and causing his death by suicide, and May attempts to challenge the racism and ugly stereotypes through her writing, only…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Space Between Here & Now

  Suk, Sarah,

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  From acclaimed author Sarah Suk comes an aching, powerful exploration of memory, grief, and the painful silences we must overcome to discover our truest selves.

• When You Wish Upon a Lantern

  Chao, Gloria, 1986-

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  A romance about teens who devote themselves to granting other people's wishes, but are too afraid to let them selves have their own hearts' desires -- each other.