Grace Lin
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English
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
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Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
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English
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
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Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cookie and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.
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English
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AANHPI 2022 - Kids
AANHPI Grade School
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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AANHPI Grade School
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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It's the Chinese year of the dog! When Pacy's mom tells her that this is a good year for friends, family, and "finding herself," Pacy begins searching right away. As the year goes on, she struggles to find her talent, deals with disappointment, makes a new best friend, and discovers just why the year of the dog is a lucky one for her after all.
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Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
2025.
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English
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Children's Staff Picks 10/2025
GHPLD 4th Grade Reads
Gift Guide 2025: For the Young Reader of Kidlit's Most Notable, Tried & True Authors
Must Read Books of 2025 (Middle Grade)
GHPLD 4th Grade Reads
Gift Guide 2025: For the Young Reader of Kidlit's Most Notable, Tried & True Authors
Must Read Books of 2025 (Middle Grade)
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Stone spirit Jin is stuck in the People's world, but with the help of his new friends Lulu and Worm, he hopes to find a way back home through the Old City Gate before it disappears forever -- provided by publisher.
Jin, a bored Stone Lion guardian, accidentally kicks the Sacred Sphere into the human world and must team up with unlikely allies to recover it and save his realm before it's too late.
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English
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GHPLD 4th Grade Reads
Illinois Libraries Present Fall 2023
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
Illinois Libraries Present Fall 2023
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
Description
An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky.
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English
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Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
Illinois Libraries Present Fall 2023
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
Wintry World: Middle School Reads
Illinois Libraries Present Fall 2023
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
Wintry World: Middle School Reads
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Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most exciting tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend Yishan, a...
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2024 ALA Youth Media Awards (SCPL-YS)
AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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"The origin stories of each Chinese dish told using the framework of Chinese cuisine-oftentimes based in folklore, both ancient and contemporary"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Alice can go anywhere in the magical pages of her favorite book. So when it flaps its pages and invites her in, she is swept away to a world of wonder and adventure. But at the end of her imaginative journey, she yearns for the place she loves best of all."-- Front jacket flap.
10) What will fit?
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Charlesbridge
Publication Date
[2020]
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English
Description
"Olivia searches the farmers market for something that will fill her basket. The apple is too small, and the zucchini is too long. What will fit just right? Engages young children in the math of spatial sense."-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
Illinois Libraries Present Fall 2023
LSS - AAPI Youth Fiction
Illinois Libraries Present Fall 2023
LSS - AAPI Youth Fiction
Description
In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Publication Date
[1999]
Language
English
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month for Kids
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month for Kids
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
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Description
A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.
13) Circle! Sphere!
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Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Manny, Olivia, and Mei are blowing bubbles. Manny's wand is a circle, Olivia's wand is a square, and Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? Engages young children in exploring geometry and making predictions."-- Provided by publisher.
15) Up to my knees!
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Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
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APL Kids: Warm Up to a Good Book
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Description
When winter comes, Mommy makes a soft bed for Little Snow to sleep on, but each night he cannot resist jumping on the bed, causing tiny feathers to fly down.
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Charlesbridge
Publication Date
[2020]
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English
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"Olivia and Mei have two cups of cocoa and three big marshmallows. Olivia gets one marshmallow, and Mei gets one marshmallow. How will they share the last one? Engages young children in the math of sharing equally"-- Provided by publisher.


