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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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"After Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japanese, twelve-year-old Tomi and her Japanese-American family are split up and forced to leave their California home to live in internment camps in New Mexico and Colorado"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Hana decides to play violin in the school talent show, but when the show day arrives, Hana is overcome with nerves until she recalls her grandfather's encouraging words, and shows the audience how beautiful music can take many forms.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In this Chinese American retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," a careless Goldy Luck wreaks havoc on the home of a family of panda bears. She eats up the littlest panda's rice porridge, breaks his rocking chair, and rumples all the blankets on his futon. When Goldy takes responsibility for her actions, she makes a new friend (and a whole plate of turnip cakes!) just in time for Chinese New Year.
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What's My Name in Hawaii? is a multicultural children's story of a little Japanese boy's search for a name. He needs a new one because he is about to become an American citizen in Hawaii, where his parents have come to live from faraway Japan. When Toshio Takahashi first goes to school, he does not want to play with the other children. Like most beginners, he cries because he misses his mother and mostly because he does not speak or understand English....
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Poor Maggie struggles to master her chopsticks - it seems nearly everyone around the dinner table has something to say about the 'right' way to hold them! But when Father reminds her not to worry about everyone else, Maggie finally gets a grip on an important lesson.
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Katie Woo is always willing to try new things. This on-the-go schoolgirl jumps at every opportunity, whether it's joining the Super Scouts and making new friends or deciding what gift is just right for Mother's Day. Katie has tons of fun and learns lots all along the way!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A young Asian boy, who notices that his eyes look different from his friends', realizes that his eyes--like his father's, grandfather's, and younger brother's--rise to the skies, speak to the stars, and are visionary.
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It's easy to appreciate a garden exploding with colorful flowers and fragrances, but what do you do with a patch of ugly vegetables? Author/illustrator Grace Lin recalls such a garden in this charming and eloquent story. The neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than the garden of "black-purple-green vines, fuzzy wrinkled leaves, prickly stems, and a few little yellow flowers" that she and her mother...
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A classic story, this young adult adventure book takes readers to the Hawaiian Islands. The Secret Cave of Kamanawa is a story about a secret burial cave of an old Hawaiian ali'i or chief. It provides the adventure which both the main characther, "Boy" and the reader experience. The Hawaiian chief is an ancestor of the Cat-Woman, and she is rightfully proud as she tells of how he gained in marriage the hand of a lovely Molokai princess. And when she...
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Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. This book is broken down into sections covering American descendents from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Topics include the history of immigration from Asian countries, important...
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No one is safe in the world of Sabrina Guo's electrifying debut, Catalogue of Ripening. The village fish are poisoned with mercury. Children rehearse their endings with lockdown drills. A seawall becomes the sea. Balancing narrative impulse and lyric flair, Guo takes us on a journey from childhood to adolescence, from innocence to knowledge-the world no longer a site of wonder but corruption, contamination, cancer. Through poems that realize the world's...
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Have you ever wondered how to foster your child's curiosity and love for India? How to help introduce, or cement Indian culture, or maybe to rekindle or remind your beloved little ones of their homeland? This book will help your child cherish their heritage and hopefully inspire you to share your own stories of India.
My India: A Journey of Discovery is a charming book that invites young readers of Indian descent on an exciting journey to discover...
17) Monkey Mind
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Monkey Mind is an enchanting, uplifting story that follows young Bai who learns how to find balance and emotional control. The book introduces the concept of a "monkey mind," drawing from Eastern philosophies to explain the unsettled, chaotic thoughts that jump rapidly from one subject to another. By using simple mindfulness-based strategies like pausing, slowing down, and taking deep breaths, Bai is able to gain clarity and focus his mind. The narrative...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Eleven-year-old aspiring basketball star and interior designer Lucy Wu is excited about finally having her own bedroom, until she learns that her great-aunt is coming to visit and Lucy will have to share a room with her for several months, shattering her plans for a perfect sixth-grade year.
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Debbi Michiko Florence writes a beautifully heartfelt and richly humorous eighth book in the Jasmine Toguchi series.
Eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi is now an expert on travel and doesn't want summer to end! In this final book chronicling her family vacation in Japan, she visits Kyoto. And wowee zowee, on this vacation there is still lots more to see.
This is their last stop, and Jasmine is thrilled to be enjoying the city with her older sister,...
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Eight-year-old Jasmine and her family travel to Hiroshima to visit her grandma and cousin Akari. After finally building a good relationship with her older sister, Sophie, Jasmine couldn't be more excited to spend time together in Japan -- and make a new friend in Akari. But Akari seems to only want to play with Sophie, and Jasmine's jealousy threatens to upend their visit. Can Jasmine befriend Akari and keep the peace?
With humor and warmth, Debbi...
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