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Graphic novels & manga featuring LGBTQ+ characters

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

Terciero, Rey

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The Deep & Dark Blue

Smith, Niki

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Check, Please!

Ukazu, Ngozi

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The Prince and the Dressmaker

Wang, Jen

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Kiss Number 8

Venable, Colleen A. F.

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Mooncakes

Walker, Suzanne (Suzanne Wakeen)

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On A Sunbeam

Walden, Tillie

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Heavy Vinyl

Usdin, Carly

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Losing the Girl

MariNaomi

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B.B. Free

Rivera, Gabby

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Moonstruck

Ellis, Grace

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Go for It, Nakamura!

Syundei

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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up...

Tamaki, Mariko

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Kim Reaper

Graley, Sarah

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Bloom

Panetta, Kevin

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Gender Queer

Kobabe, Maia

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Heartstopper

Oseman, Alice

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Fence

Pacat, C. S.

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Boys Run the Riot

Gaku, Keito

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The Avant-Guards

Usdin, Carly

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A Quick & Easy Guide to...

G, Mady

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Cosmoknights

Templer, Hannah

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Galaxy

Axelrod, Jadzia

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The Bride Was A Boy

Chii (Mangaka)

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Our Dreams at Dusk

Kamatani, Yuhki

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Transgender and nonbinary kids and families in picture books

When Aidan Became A Brother

Lukoff, Kyle

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Call Me Max

Lukoff, Kyle

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Phoenix Goes to School

Finch, Michelle

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Calvin

Ford, JR

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Born Ready

Patterson, Jodie

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My Rainbow

Neal, Trinity

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I Am Jazz!

Herthel, Jessica

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Ho'onani

Gale, Heather (Children's author)

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My Maddy

Pitman, Gayle E.

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Sam Is My Sister

Rhodes-Courter, Ashley

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47,000 Beads

Adeyoha, Koja

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Introducing Teddy

Walton, Jessica

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From the Stars in the Sky to...

Thom, Kai Cheng

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My Shape Is Sam

Jackson, Amanda

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Red

Hall, Michael

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My Own Way

Estrela, Joana

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Who Are You?

Pessin-Whedbee, Brook

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What Are your Words?

Locke, Katherine

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It Feels Good to Be Yourself

Thorn, Theresa

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They, She, He, Me

Gonzalez, Maya Christina

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LGBTQ+ Teen Fantasy and Science Fiction

A Complicated Love Story Set...

Hutchinson, Shaun David

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Elatsoe

Little Badger, Darcie

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Cosmoknights

Templer, Hannah

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The Extraordinaries

Klune, TJ

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The Other Merlin

Schneider, Robyn

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Aetherbound

Johnston, E. K.

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The City Beautiful

Polydoros, Aden

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Labyrinth Lost

Córdova, Zoraida

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Gideon the Ninth

Muir, Tamsyn

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Always Human

North, Ari

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The Witch King

Edgmon, H. E.

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Before We Disappear

Hutchinson, Shaun David

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Cemetery Boys

Thomas, Aiden

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Life of Melody

Costa, Mari

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Captain Raven and the All-...

Whitley, Jeremy

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Mask of Shadows

Miller, Linsey

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The Diviners

Bray, Libba

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Court of Fives

Elliott, Kate

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The Summer Prince

Johnson, Alaya Dawn

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Hero

Moore, Perry

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In the Ravenous Dark

Strickland, AdriAnne

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Grasshopper Jungle

Smith, Andrew (Andrew Anselmo)

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The One Hundred Nights of Hero

Greenberg, Isabel

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A Master of Djinn

Clark, P. Djèlí

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Decodable books for emerging readers

Teach Reading With Orton-...

MacLeod-Vidal, Heather

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My Special Alphabet Book

Muter, Valerie

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A Fresh Look at Phonics,...

Blevins, Wiley

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If you like Court of Venom, by Kristin Burchell

Court of Venom

Burchell, Kristin

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Song of Blood & Stone

Penelope, L.

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The Tiger at Midnight

Teerdhala, Swati

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The Jasmine Throne

Suri, Tasha

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A Magic Steeped in Poison

Lin, Judy I.

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Six of Crows

Bardugo, Leigh

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Master of Poisons

Hairston, Andrea

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Woven in Moonlight

Ibañez, Isabel (Novelist)

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The Queen of the Tearling

Johansen, Erika

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Throne of Glass

Maas, Sarah J.

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The Stardust Thief

Abdullah, Chelsea

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The Priory of the Orange Tree

Shannon, Samantha

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Saint Death's Daughter

Cooney, C. S. E. (Claire S. E.)

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The Throne of the Five Winds

Emmett, S. C.

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Grave Mercy

LaFevers, Robin

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Poison Study

Snyder, Maria V.

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City of Lies

Hawke, Sam

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Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawai'ian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Exhalation

Chiang, Ted

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Edge Case

Chin, YZ

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The Night Tiger

Choo, Yangsze

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Where We Once Belonged

Figiel, Sia

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My Sweet Girl

Jayatissa, Amanda

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The Bird Catcher and Other...

Hasanat, Fayeza S.

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The Descendants

Hemmings, Kaui Hart

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The Kiss Quotient

Hoang, Helen

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A Song Everlasting

Jin, Ha

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This Is Paradise

Kahakauwila, Kristiana

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The Loneliest Americans

Kang, Jay Caspian

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Build your House Around My...

Kupersmith, Violet

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Sex and Vanity

Kwan, Kevin

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The Incendiaries

Kwon, R. O.

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Whereabouts

Lahiri, Jhumpa

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Graveneye

Leong, Sloane

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Last Night at the Telegraph...

Lo, Malinda

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Long Live the Tribe of...

Madden, T Kira

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Arsenic and Adobo

Manansala, Mia P.

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The Bad Muslim Discount

Masood, Syed

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New Waves

Nguyen, Kevin

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The Swimmers

Otsuka, Julie

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The Book of Form and Emptiness

Ozeki, Ruth

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The Alchemist of Fire and...

Pandian, Gigi

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The Verifiers

Pek, Jane

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Gold Diggers

Sathian, Sanjena

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Afterparties

So, Anthony Veasna

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The Majesties

Tsao, Tiffany

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Mad Country

Upadhyay, Samrat

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How Much of These Hills Is...

Zhang, C Pam

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A Nail the Evening Hangs on

Sok, Monica

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All the Flowers Kneeling

Tran, Paul, (Poet)

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Time Is A Mother

Vuong, Ocean

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What My Bones Know

Foo, Stephanie

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Mixed Plate

Koy, Jo

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What We Carry

Lang, Maya

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The Groom Will Keep His Name

Ortile, Matt

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Fairest

Talusan, Meredith

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Crying in H Mart

Zauner, Michelle

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My Life: Growing Up Asian In...

Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment)

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Q&a

Manalansan, Martin

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Yayoi Kusama

Suzuki, Sarah J. S.

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Part Asian, 100% Hapa

Fulbeck, Kip

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Rise

Yang, Jeff

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Asian American Dreams

Zia, Helen

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Asian Americans, Native Hawai'ians and Pacific Islanders: fiction for kids

Meet Yasmin!

Faruqi, Saadia

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Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

Florence, Debbi Michiko

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Ling & Ting

Lin, Grace

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New From Here

Yang, Kelly

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The Year of the Book

Cheng, Andrea

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Mindy Kim and the Yummy...

Lee, Lyla

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Alvin Ho

Look, Lenore

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Dumpling Days

Lin, Grace

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Sam Wu Is NOT Afraid of Ghosts

Tsang, Katie

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Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey

Kelly, Erin Entrada

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Step up to the Plate, Maria...

Krishnaswami, Uma

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Measuring up

LaMotte, Lily

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Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Yee, Lisa

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When You Trap A Tiger

Keller, Tae

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Finding Junie Kim

Oh, Ellen

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I'm Ok

Kim, Patti

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How to Win A Slime War

Respicio, Mae

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American as Paneer Pie

Kelkar, Supriya

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Pashmina

Chanani, Nidhi

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That Thing About Bollywood

Kelkar, Supriya

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Red, White, and Whole

LaRocca, Rajani

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Dream, Annie, Dream

Brown, Waka T.

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Full Cicada Moon

Hilton, Marilyn

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A Place at the Table

Faruqi, Saadia

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Amina's Song

Khan, Hena

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Dara Palmer's Major Drama

Shevah, Emma

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Karma Khullar's Mustache

Wientge, Kristi

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Troublemaker

Cho, John

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Prairie Lotus

Park, Linda Sue

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The Best at It

Pancholy, Maulik

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Yusuf Azeem Is Not A Hero

Faruqi, Saadia

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Unsettled

Faruqi, Reem

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Kohala Kuamoʻo

Kawaiʻaeʻa, Kekauleleanaeʻole

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Celebrate the lives of Asian Americans, Native Hawai'ians & Pacific Islanders: nonfiction for kids, tweens & young teens

Hiromi's Hands

Barasch, Lynne

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Surfer of the Century

Crowe, Ellie

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Sixteen Years in Sixteen...

Yoo, Paula

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Fall Down Seven Times, Stand...

Bryant, Jen

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Paper Son

Leung, Julie

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Mountain Chef

Pimentel, Annette Bay

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It Began With A Page

Maclear, Kyo

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A Life Made by Hand

D'Aquino, Andrea

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The Fearless Flights of Hazel...

Leung, Julie

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Kamala Harris

Grimes, Nikki

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Chef Roy Choi and the Street...

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs

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Sakamoto's Swim Club

Abery, Julie

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Playing at the Border

Ho, Joanna

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Queen of Physics

Robeson, Teresa

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Who Is Dwayne "The Rock...

Buckley, James, Jr

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Pedro's Yo-Yos: How A...

Penas, Roberto

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Yes We Will

Yang, Kelly

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Fred Korematsu Speaks up

Atkins, Laura

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I Am An American

Brockenbrough, Martha

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Who Is Chloe Kim?

Loh, Stefanie

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Awesome Asian Americans

Amara, Philip

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Journey for Justice

Mabalon, Dawn Bohulano

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Maya Lin

Rubin, Susan Goldman

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Asian Americans, Native Hawai'ians and Pacific Islanders in picture books

'Ohana Means Family

Loomis, Ilima

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Friends Are Friends, Forever

Liu, Dane

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The Big Bath House

Maclear, Kyo

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Ho'onani

Gale, Heather (Children's author)

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Drawn Together

Lê, Minh

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How to Wear A Sari

Khiani, Darshana

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Bilal Cooks Daal

Saeed, Aisha

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Laxmi's Mooch

Anand, Shelly

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The Katha Chest

Chowdhury, Radhiah

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My Day With Gong Gong

Yee, Sennah

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Suki's Kimono

Uegaki, Chieri

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Priya Dreams of Marigolds...

Patel, Meenal

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Watercress

Wang, Andrea

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Amah Faraway

Greanias, Margaret Chiu

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The Most Beautiful Thing

Yang, Kao Kalia

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Bee-bim Bop!

Park, Linda Sue

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The Many Colors of Harpreet...

Kelkar, Supriya

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Wishes

Van, Muon

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Thao

Lam, Thao

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Ten Blocks to the Big Wok

Hu, Ying-Hwa

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Hair Twins

Mirchandani, Raakhee

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Tofu Takes Time

Wu, Helen H.

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Bindu's Bindis

Kelkar, Supriya

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Like A Dandelion

Lee, Huy Voun

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Where's Halmoni?

Kim, Julie J.

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Fatima's Great Outdoors

Tariq, Ambreen

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Dear Juno

Pak, Soyung

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My Name Is Yoon

Recorvits, Helen

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Home Is in Between

Perkins, Mitali

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Tomatoes for Neela

Lakshmi, Padma

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A Different Pond

Phi, Bao

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When Lola Visits

Sterling, Michelle

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Cora Cooks Pancit

Gilmore-Young, Dorina Lazo

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A Morning With Grandpa

Liu, Sylvia

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Eyes That Speak to the Stars

Ho, Joanna

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A Map Into the World

Yang, Kao Kalia

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Reading list

Black Resources Collection: Celebrating Our Bodies

Black Health Matters

Walker, Richard W., Jr

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The Body Is Not An Apology

Taylor, Sonya Renee

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Yoke

Stanley, Jessamyn

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Birthing Black Mothers

Nash, Jennifer C.

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Oh Sis, You're Pregnant!

Boswell, Shanicia

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Rebound

Grant, Brian

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Fat Girls in Black Bodies

Cox, Joy

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Every Body Yoga

Stanley, Jessamyn

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Ballerina Body

Copeland, Misty

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Birthing Justice

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Black, Pregnant, and Loving It

Allen-Campbell, Yvette

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Working the Roots

Lee, Michele E.

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African-American Healthy

Walker, Richard W.

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The Black Woman's Guide...

Stone, Robin D.

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The Black Woman's Guide...

Scott Brown, Carolyn

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