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A line in the dark

"When Chinese American teenager Jess Wong's best friend Angie falls in love with a girl from the nearby boarding school, Jess expects heartbreak. But when everybody's secrets start to be revealed, the stakes quickly elevate from love or loneliness to life or death"--Provided by publisher.
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Beautiful country

a memoir of an undocumented childhood
The author recounts growing up as an undocumented Chinese immigrant in New York.
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Chinese New Year

2021
Explains how people celebrate the Chinese New Year holiday.
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Top story

2024
While Mia spends winter break in San Francisco's Chinatown with Lupe and Jason, she uncovers stories, grapples with new feelings for Jason, and experiences various forms of racism.
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Courage on ice

Late for practice at the ice arena, thirteen-year-old Eva Chen neglects to warm up and suffers a concussion when she falls during a difficult jump; frustrated at missing practice time, and worried about doing her routine at the family showcase, in front of a full arena, her parents, and her grandmother, Eva does not need any extra threats to her confidence--for instance, discovering that some of the other girls are laughing at her Chinese heritage.
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Spirits of the storm

A quiet night shift in a Galveston, Texas, discount store turns spooky when thirteen-year-old Sara Leung spots ghostly children playing in the aisles of the store.
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Kisses, codes, and conspiracies

2024
"Tan Lee finds himself embroiled in an unusual love triangle, all while trying to defuse a heist, unravel a conspiracy, and navigate the most complicated babysitting assignment ever"--Provided by publisher.
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This time it's real

2024
When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin's entirely fictional essay about meeting her perfect boyfriend goes viral at her international school in Beijing, she has to make a deal with the handsome and charming Caz Song to play the part--but when the relationship starts to feel real all her career plans are suddenly threatened.
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Exclusion and the Chinese American story

"The story of American from the Chinese American perspective"--Provided by publisher.
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Maybe it's a sign

2024
Seventh-grader Freya June Sun is obsessed with Chinese superstition and signs she believes are from her late father, but an unexpected partnership with a classmate leads her on a path of self-discovery as she learns to rely on herself for luck.
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