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Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Publication Date
2012
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A Chinese American girl's Auntie Yang discovers soybeans-a favorite Chinese food-growing in Illinois, leading her family to a soybean picnic tradition that grows into an annual community event. Includes author's note and glossary"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"This is Noah Oakman, sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend. Then Noah gets hypnotized. Now Noah sees changes--inexplicable scars, odd behaviors, rewritten histories--in all those around him. All except his Strange Fascinations"-- Provided by publisher.
3) Mendel
Author
Publisher
The Story Plant
Publication Date
2022.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"To honor his deceased mother, BJ joins Mendel High's track team and excels, but before he can cash in on any scholarship offers, his father's thuggish past catches up with them and an old enemy comes seeking revenge"-- Provided by publisher.
4) Extra credit
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
c2009
Physical Desc
183 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As letters flow back and forth--between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan, across cultural and religious divides--sixth-grader Abby, ten-year-old Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed begin to speak and listen to each other.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication Date
c2005
Physical Desc
225 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books
Publication Date
c2012
Physical Desc
368 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1995 Evanston, Illinois, sixteen-year-old Anna's perfectly normal life is turned upside-down when she meets Bennett, whose ability to travel through space and time creates complications for them both.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
366 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Rani, a budding photographer, grapples with first love, family boundaries, and the complications of a cross-cultural relationship.
Rani Kelkar never lied to her parents-- until she meets Oliver. The same qualities that draw her in-- his tattoos, his charisma, his passion for art-- make him her mother's worst nightmare. When Oliver's troubled home life unravels, he starts to ask more of Rani than she knows how to give. When a twist...
9) Pointe
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnams Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Four years after Theo's best friend, Donovan, disappeared at age thirteen, he is found and brought home and Theo puts her health at risk as she decides whether to tell the truth about the abductor, knowing her revelation could end her life-long dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer.