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Chin-Tanner, Wendy Kim, Derek Kirk. Lim, Roselle Look, Lenore Look, Lenore. Wang, AndreaChin-Tanner, Wendy
Summary: "A transcendent debut novel about family, love, and belonging, set against the backdrops of 1950s New York City and a historical leprosarium in Louisiana, following one young man's quest to not only survive, but live a full and vibrant life Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson's Red at The Bone, Netflix's Atypical, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Victor Chin's life is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CHILim, Roselle
Summary: "Vanessa Yu never wanted to see people's fortunes - or misfortunes - in tea leaves. Ever since she can remember, Vanessa has been able to see people's fortunes at the bottoms of their teacups. To avoid blurting out fortunes, she converts to coffee, but somehow the fortunes escape and find a way to complicate her life and the lives of those around her. To add to this plight, her romantic life is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2020
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LIMLim, Roselle
Summary: At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco's Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She's even more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2019
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Summary: Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Caldecott Wang 2021Look, Lenore.
Summary: When Alvin's father takes him camping to instill a love of nature, like that of their home-town hero Henry David Thoreau, Alvin makes a new friend and learns that he can be brave despite his fear of everything.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED LOOLook, Lenore.
Summary: A fearful second grader in Concord, Massachusetts, learns about death when his grandfather's best friend passes away and he offers to accompany his grandfather to the funeral.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade 2011
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Summary: Fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho goes on a trip to China with his family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED LOOKim, Derek Kirk.
Summary: Presents three short stories in graphic novel format involving the blurred line between fantasy and reality, including an office assistant who falls for an e-mail scam, and a young knight whose life is not what it seems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pan Macmillan 2009