Asian & Asian American Books


Camels Can Make You Homesick and Other Stories (Time of our Lives) Growing up can be difficult and confusing for anyone--especially if you're growing up in two...	A Song for Ba Best Price: $12.88 Wei, the child in this story, is the son and grandson of Chinese opera singers. At the...	Talent Night Best Price: $1.78 Rodney Suyama has two impossible dreams... to be a rap star and to go out with gorgeous Ivy...	Earthquake Best Price: $15.95 This morning the earth shook and threw us from our beds. We were not hurt, just stunned. ...	El Beisbol Nos Salvo / Baseball Saved Us (Spanish Edition) Best Price: $12.27 During World War II, a young Japanese-American boy and his family are sent to an internment camp...



Cora Cooks Pancit Best Price: $11.46 Although "Cora Cooks Pancit" is likely to be viewed as a children's book by many,...	The Year of the Dog It's the Chinese Year of the Dog, and as Pacy celebrates with her family, she finds out that...	Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters Alvin Ho is back, and this time he?s facing his biggest fear: The Great Outdoors. Alvin Ho is...	The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Best Price: $2.55 My 9yo daughter read this book in 2 days. She absolutely loved it. I had her read about 1906...	Dragon's Gate (Golden Mountain Chronicles) Best Price: $5.99 Dragon's Gate is a wonderful book. As a historical work, the culture of the past is clearly...



Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters Best Price: $2.46 Alvin Ho is scared of a lot of things, including girls, birthday parties, and camping. In this...	Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances Best Price: $17.32 "[E]ngaging and real, often laugh-out-loud funny.... A fresh entry in what is overall an...	1001 Cranes Best Price: $17.45 WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD ANGELA Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire...	Looking For Bapu Best Price: $61.99 Anu's beloved grandfather Bapu moved from India to Anu's home in the Pacific Northwest...	Tea with Milk At home in San Francisco, May speaks Japanese and the family eats rice and miso soup and drinks...

The Fold Best Price: $2.50 Thanks to the widespread availability and high publicity of plastic surgery, most of us are...	Last Dragon An old ten-man dragon in a Chinatown shop window turns Peter Chang's summer visit to Great...	Peacebound Trains Best Price: $17.15 As Sumi waits for the train that will bring her mother back after a long absence, Grandmother...	Nim and the War Effort Best Price: $17.15 In her determination to prove that an American can win the contest for the war effort, Nim does...	Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs "The series of novels about the Yang family has been praised by reviewers as "funny,...

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat "Before you go out into the world," Ming Miao told her five kittens, "you must...	Girl Who Loved Caterpillars Living in twelfth-century Japan, Izumi, a young girl who is fascinated by small creatures,...	Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat "Before you go out into the world," Ming Miao told her five kittens, "you must...	Bee-bim Bop! Best Price: $8.95 Remember when you were a kid and your mama made your favorite meal? You would smell it cooking...	Fishing Sunday Best Price: $14.99 Without being preachy, Tony Johnston reminds us that sometimes it takes a shift in perspective...

Mulan (Pictureback(R)) Best Price: $67.77 In order to save her father?s life, a young woman named Mulan disguises herself as a soldier and...	The Gold-Threaded Dress Best Price: $0.01 From Candlewick Press comes this engaging, easy-to-read story of fourth grader Oy, a ...	The Jade Dragon Best Price: $0.01 I've been reading a lot of children's books this year that have the feel of A Stranger...	A Grain of Rice Best Price: $12.11 A clever, cheerful, hard-working farmer's son wins the hand of a Chinese princess by...	In the Snow Best Price: $4.68 The Chinese writing lesson continues with IN THE SNOW which teaches young readers another 10...

Molly by Any Other Name Best Price: $10.85 I read "Molly By Any Other Name", when I was about 14,that was a few years ago, but i...	The Best Bad Thing	Pacific Odyssey to California 1905 (American Sisters) A FREE COUNTRY The sparkling white beaches and exotic palm trees seem like a dream to...	Ocean Apart, a World Away While most 16-year-old girls are planning their weddings, Xueyan, known as Yanyan, has no...	Cruzando El Pacifico / Pacific Crossing (Spanish Edition)

A Jar of Dreams Best Price: $1.99 I read each page of this book and was captivated by the intense empathy the author demonstrated...	Crouching Tiger Best Price: $8.00 A Chinese-American boy gains a new understanding of his Chinese grandfather in this celebratory...	The Last Dragon Best Price: $12.62 An old ten-man dragon in a Chinatown shop window turns Peter Chang's summer visit to Great...	Heroes From the author of Baseball Saved Us comes an intergenerational story that describes how a...	Selected from the Joy Luck Club (Writers' Voices Series) This if the best book i have ever read. This book is very realistic. There is also a video on...

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters Best Price: $2.46 Alvin Ho is scared of a lot of things, including girls, birthday parties, and camping. In this...	Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances Best Price: $17.32 "[E]ngaging and real, often laugh-out-loud funny.... A fresh entry in what is overall an...	1001 Cranes Best Price: $17.45 WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD ANGELA Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire...	Looking For Bapu Best Price: $61.99 Anu's beloved grandfather Bapu moved from India to Anu's home in the Pacific Northwest...	Tea with Milk At home in San Francisco, May speaks Japanese and the family eats rice and miso soup and drinks...

The Fold Best Price: $2.50 Thanks to the widespread availability and high publicity of plastic surgery, most of us are...	Last Dragon An old ten-man dragon in a Chinatown shop window turns Peter Chang's summer visit to Great...	Peacebound Trains Best Price: $17.15 As Sumi waits for the train that will bring her mother back after a long absence, Grandmother...	Nim and the War Effort Best Price: $17.15 In her determination to prove that an American can win the contest for the war effort, Nim does...	Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs "The series of novels about the Yang family has been praised by reviewers as "funny,...

Cousins Best Price: $13.99 Cammy?s only trouble in life is a cousin named Patty Ann who overshadows her in every way?until...	Suki's Kimono Best Price: $4.80 Suki's Kimono is a delightful book. We were learning about Japan and tried on Kimono's...	Shanghai Messenger Best Price: $4.98 I knew immediately that I was going to love this book. The title and the gorgeously illustrated...	Grandfather Counts (Reading Rainbow Books) Best Price: $10.45 The delicate relationship between the child and her grandfather is beautifully developed by the...	Nadia's Hands Best Price: $5.46 When Nadia is chosen to be a flower girl in Auntie Laila's traditional Pakistani wedding,...

House of the Red Fish (Readers Circle (Prebound)) Best Price: $34.47 1943, one year after the end of Under the Blood-Red Sun , Tomi?s Papa and Grandpa are still...	Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes Here?s the third hilarious chapter book in the series about Alvin Ho, a boy who?s afraid of ...	Coolies (Asian Pacific American Award for Literature. Children's and Young Adult. Honorable Mention (Awards)) Best Price: $10.49 When Shek and little Wong journey to America in 1865, they have work! Along with hundreds of...	Paris Pan Takes the Dare So what if it?s a rite of passage for every seventhgrade girl in town to spend a night in the...	Landed Best Price: $6.99 This noteworthy and impressive picture book tells a true immigration experience from the early...

The Kite Fighters In a riveting narrative set in fifteenth-century Korea, two brothers discover a shared passion...	The Firekeeper's Son In Korea in the early 1800s, news from the countryside reached the king by means of signal...	Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances "[E]ngaging and real, often laugh-out-loud funny.... A fresh entry in what is overall an...	The Year of the Rat Best Price: $2.93 In this sequel to Year of the Dog , Pacy has another big year in store for her. The Year of the...	The Year of the Dog Best Price: $4.99 This year I have decided to read as many really good children's books published in 2006 as...

The Year of the Dog Best Price: $1.98 I feel this book gives different views of Pacy's life. She found a new friend who is almost...	Every Year on Your Birthday Best Price: $1.94 What a joy to open up that Amazon.com box and see the smiling face of Alexandra Mae-Ming Lewis,...	A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #5: The New Year Dragon Dilemma (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) Best Price: $2.73 Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in San Francisco, home of the biggest Chinatown outside of Asia!...	Bringing in the New Year Best Price: $1.95 This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year....	The Cook's Family Best Price: $117.11 This book is about a girl and her grandmother who get whisked into a drunk cook's life. When...

My First Chinese New Year Best Price: $4.43 When I was invited to read a book about Chinese New Year to young readers at school(K &...	We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo Best Price: $2.00 In many ethnic books, there are descriptions of humorous misunderstandings on the part of the...	China's Bravest Girl: The Legend of Hua Mu Lan Best Price: $48.50 This is actually one of my favorite books. I have owned a copy since it first came out, and...	Behold the Pop-Up: 3000 Years in the Life of a Dragon	The Magic Paintbrush Best Price: $14.99 When Steve grasped the painting, it tigled aainst his fingertips.He felt as if he had rubbed his...

Sylvia & Aki Best Price: $6.82 Sylvia never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle; all she wanted was to...	Sylvia & Aki Best Price: $16.15 Sylvia never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle; all she wanted was to...	Butterflies for Kiri Best Price: $7.47 -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: "A Japanese American child receives an origami kit for her...	Suki and the Wonder Star (Suki (Providence House)) Best Price: $2.98 Butch and Suki?s sisters think Manuel is wonderful, but Suki is jealous. Manuel is a new boy and...	1001 Cranes WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD ANGELA Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire...

Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family Best Price: $1.90 From the very beginning of this book,I found it very comical.I felt that my stomach will burst...	Cleversticks Best Price: $11.00 This is an awesome story about a boy who can't seem to do anything right. He shows off his...	Happy New Year! / Kung-Hsi Fa-Ts'ai! Best Price: $117.26 This is a simply written and beautifully illustrated book about the Chinese New Year. Through...	Stone Goddess Award-winning author Minfong Ho tells the story of Nakri's struggles during the Communist...	Journey Home Best Price: $19.60 This is a good story about an important topic - a woman's search for her birthfamily. Two...

Pacific Odyssey to California, 1905 (American Sisters) A FREE COUNTRY The sparkling white beaches and exotic palm trees seem like a dream to...	The Gold-Threaded Dress Best Price: $1.80 "A fine novel for early independent readers that conveys lots of information - about...	Seeing Emily Best Price: $0.01 Sixteen year old Emily is trying to make her place in the world, but first she has to figure out...	Coolies Best Price: $4.39 During the Ching Ming festival to honor their ancestors, PawPaw (grandmother) tells her young...	Stinky Stern Forever: A Jackson Friends Book Best Price: $0.01 Bibliotherapy. Familiar with it? That's what happens when something tragic happens to a...

Nim and the War Effort (Sunburst Book) Best Price: $2.99 "Details place the affecting story in a real, not idealized, America." -- Kirkus...	Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters Best Price: $4.75 Alvin Ho is back, and this time he?s facing his biggest fear: The Great Outdoors. Alvin Ho is...	The Trouble Begins Du Nguyen is finally home. Except he?s never even met his family. And home is an ocean away from...	The Name Jar Best Price: $3.18 I just love this book and think it is a wonderful way of introducing people to Korean culture...	Dim Sum for Everyone! Best Price: $2.00 We already have a number of other books by Grace Lin and decided to buy this one for my 5.5...

Cleversticks Best Price: $4.86 I read this book to my daughter's kindergarten class during the week of Chinese New Year. ...	Cousins Best Price: $1.43 As a young child, I read this book. I had to be about 10 or 11 and at the time I enjoyed it. ...

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