chinese american children

As shamans, Winnie Zeng and her archnemesis, David Zuo, have accepted their roles in guarding the world from evil spirits. But with Halloween around the corner, the balance between realms grows fragile?and so yet another shaman is assigned to help Winnie and David protect the town of Groton, Michigan. The catch? The new shaman is just the worst. Not only is she way too perfect?she also has an ego to match, and thinks she?s the best thing that?s happened to Groton since Winnie?s red bean brownies. Plus, she?s confident she can save the world all on her own. With evil spirits growing in number, Winnie and David find themselves in quite a pickle. While the newest shaman isn?t convinced there?s a storm brewing, this town is going to need all three of them on the same team . . . or there might not be a town left to defend.

Armed with her fledgling powers, a magic cookbook, and the mentorship of a talking rabbit, sixth-grader Winnie Zeng must embrace her heritage and the powers of her ancestors to save her town from an evil spirit of Chinese legend.

For Luna's birthday the whole family goes out for dim sum, but when Luna drops her pork bun, she and her two brothers argue over how to divide up the remaining buns.

For Luna's birthday the whole family goes out for dim sum, but when Luna drops her pork bun she and her two brothers argue over how to divide up the remaining buns.

Lei and her friends are being pushed out of the public skatepark by a crew of older boys, but Lei does not want to ask for help from her older brother who has a temper, so despite her out-of-date skateboard and her friends' reluctance, she challenges the bullies to a skate off.

Nearly-thirteen-year-old Melinda Jia Mackay was adopted from China as a baby, and she has always preferred to stay out of the limelight, reading and writing for her own pleasure--but now she has a summer assignment, so with the help of a new friend, Tyler, and a therapy dog named Odie, she reluctantly hits the streets of New York City in search of her "true passion," one which she can share with others.

Describes the lives of two young Chinese Americans and their customs and conditions at home in New York City's Chinatown.

A little girl named Claire helps her adoptive mother create a scrapbook about her arrival in America from China when she was a baby.