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Daughters of the dynasty volume 1
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When budding actress Gemma Huang flies to Beijing to star in a film of M. Butterfly, she is mistaken for a notorious socialite, kicking off a series of revelations her parents had carefully concealed from her.
Gemma Huang's acting career has a big break: she's asked to play a lead role in an update of M. Butterfly filming for the summer in Beijing. At the airport she is stopped by paparazzi, and realizes she may as well be the twin of Alyssa Chua,...
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"Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard University's library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities...
5) In the snow
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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A mother and son practice writing Chinese characters in the snow. Introduces the characters for ten simple words.
7) In the park
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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On the first day of spring, a mother and her son go to the park where they draw Chinese characters that represent words relating to the season.
8) Tummy girl
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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Rhyming text celebrates the early years of a daughter's life, from wobbly first steps to romping in the rain.
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315 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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"The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with a glittering tale of love and longing as a young woman finds herself torn between two worlds--the WASP establishment of her father's family and George Zao, a man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with"--
On her very first morning on the island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao -- and instantly can't stand him. Especially when he kisses...
10) Angelfish
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216 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Robin, a young ballet dancer who is half Chinese and half white, works in a fish store for Mr. Tsow, a brusque Chinese who accuses her of being a half-person and who harbors a bitter secret.
11) Basta de burlas
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Español
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The class bully loves to tease Katie Woo until she decides to ignore him.
13) Adios a Goldie
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Español
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Katie Woo learns different ways to cope with the death of her dog.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"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.
16) So not ghoul
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26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
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English
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Desperate to find a middle haunting ground between her cultures after being told by her ancestors to dress and behave like a good Chinese ghost, Marnie plans a ghastly new look that could either give a fabulous fright or be a grave mistake.
17) Live in infamy
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It has been eighty years since the Axis won World War II, and America was divided between the victors: the Nazis in the East and Imperial Japan in the West; but now resistance is growing in the Eastern territories and sixteen-year-old Chinese American Ren Cabot, who has every reason to hate the Japanese who executed his mother, finds himself drawn into a resistance group and confronted with choices that could lead to freedom -- or death.
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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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