Zhang, Song Nan
Summary: A folktale based on a poem from the Sung Dynasty in which a young girl disguises herself as a man and leads the army of China to victory over the enemy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pan Asian Publications 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.22 ZHAMang, Veronica
Summary: "Peggy, Rita, and Dot are practicing for the upcoming band concert. But when the school's instruments start to disappear one by one, their big performance is in jeopardy. With the help of some secret codes and the most enigmatic women in history who worked as spies, with the girls be able to solve the mystery and face the music?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MANAn, Jiang.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bess Press 1990
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J CHINESE 495.1 ANSummary: Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, who was a small-time imposter. Bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LETVang, Mai Der
Summary: In this staggering work of documentary, poetry, and collage, Mai Der Vang reopens a wrongdoing that deserves a new reckoning. As the United States abandoned them at the end of the Vietnam War, many Hmong refugees recounted stories of a mysterious substance that fell from planes during their escape from Laos starting in the mid-1970s. This substance, known as “yellow rain,” caused severe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 VANSummary: "An astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHIShang, Wendy Wan Long
Summary: Presents a song set to the tune of "The wheels on the bus," where a multigenerational family enjoys a culturally rich meal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: From master director Jia Zhang-Ke comes a vital document of Chinese society since 1949. Jia interviews three prominent authors, Jia Pingwa, Yu Hua, and Liang Hong, born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, respectively. In their stories, we hear of the dire circumstances they faced in their rural villages and small towns, and the substantial political effort undertaken to address it, from the social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SWITan, Leemei
Summary: "An award-winning collection of over 110 modern and delectable recipes from across Asia. Written by the blogger behind My Cooking Hut, Leemei Tan-Boisgillot, who has travelled and lived in many different places across Asia, this is the new and updated edition of 'Lemongrass and Ginger,' featuring brand new recipes that celebrate commonly available ingredients and street food favourites. Leemei...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nourish, an imprint of Watkins Media Limited 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.595 TANSan Souci, Robert D.
Summary: With the aid of a sorceress, young Li Ju seeks his mother's precious handmade tapestry held by the fairies of Sun Mountain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 SANShouoto, Aya
Summary: "After Kana regains her memories at Tsubakiin Manor, her feelings for Aki become colored by their shared past. Meanwhile, Aki offers Mishio a certain 'deal' in order to rescue Kana. Where will Kana's and Aki's rapidly developing destinies lead them?"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press, Hachette Book Group 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HEShouoto, Aya
Summary: When Kana, a student at St. Agatha Academy, lays eyes on her long-lost childhood friend Aki amid the throng of the metropolis, the gears of destiny begin to turn! Meeting with an unfortunate accident not long after, Kana finds herself pulled from the arms of death by a vampire--Aki. Now Kana must give herself over to Aki, body and soul, as his "thrall," and soon she is trust into a dangerous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2014
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Summary: "To be born together and locked in an endless struggle - that is our fate... Envy, the final Stigma, appears at last...on Kana! To protect her, Aki resolves to battle Eriya in earnest and sets out for Tsubakiin Manor. The tale of the love and bloodred bonds shared by the beautiful vampire twins and their thrall comes to a thrilling conclusion!" -- back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HESShouoto, Aya
Summary: "Acquiring a third Stigma took a heavy toll on Aki's body. To help him recuperate, Kana and the others plan a trip to a cozy hot-springs resort deep in the mist-shrouded mountains. Little do they know, this outing will open a sinister door of Aki's 'original sin,' and his hidden past will finally come to light!!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press, Hachette Book Group 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HESan Souci, Robert D.
Summary: In this retelling of an Irish folktale, a brave young woman battles a sea serpent and rescues her true love from a giant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1999
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Summary: A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 1989
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.21 SANTan, Cliff
Summary: "In an increasingly cramped world, a modern guide to opening up your living space-and your life-using the ancient principles of feng shui. The practice of feng shui, centuries old and rooted in ancient principles of harmony between people and their environments, has perhaps never been more necessary than in the modern world. As we pack our homes-and now our workspaces, too-into mere square...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.3337 TANAng, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 778.3 ANGFrance, Tan
Summary: In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France, star of Netflix's smash-hit QUEER EYE tells his origin story for the first time. With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan reveals what it was like to grow up gay in a traditional Muslim family, as one of the few people of color in Doncaster, England. He illuminates his winding journey of coming of age, finding his voice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRANCE, TAN FRATan, Amy
Summary: "In 2016, author Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds flocking to the feeders in her yard. But what began as an attempt to find solace turned into something far...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "In Where the Past Begins, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan is at her most intimate, revealing the truths and inspirations that underlie her extraordinary fiction. By delving into vivid memories of her traumatic childhood, confessions of self-doubt in her journals, and heartbreaking letters to and from her mother, she gives evidence to all that made it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TAN, AMY TANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B TAN TANTan, Amy.
Summary: Novel which includes a series of comic misunderstandings and heart-breaking realizations about luck, loss and trust, about the things a mother cannot tell her daughter--and the miraculous resiliency of love.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Dove Audio 1991
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 TANSan Souci, Daniel.
Summary: A good-hearted woodcutter finds a heavenly wife in this retelling of a Korean folk tale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 1999