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Desai Hidier, Tanuja
Born Confused
Seventeen-year-old Dimple, whose family is from India, discovers that she is not Indian enough for the Indians and not American enough for the Americans, as she sees her hypnotically beautiful, manipulative best friend taking possession of both her heritage and the boy she likes. [2004 Honorable Mention]
413 p. 2002
Appears on the following book lists:
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Easton, Kelly
Hiroshima Dreams
Lin O'Neil, a talented but shy girl growing up in Providence, Rhode Island, develops a close relationship with her Japanese grandmother, who shares Lin's gift of precognition. [2007 Winner]
198 p. 2007
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Headley, Justina Chen
Nothing but the Truth (and a Few White Lies)
Fifteen-year-old Patty Ho, half Taiwanese and half white, feels she never fits in, but when her overly-strict mother ships her off to math camp at Stanford, instead being miserable, Patty starts to become comfortable with her true self. [2006 Winner]
241 p. 2006
Appears on the following book lists:
 My So-Called Life
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Hirahara, Naomi, 1962-
1001 Cranes
With her parents on the verge of separating, a devastated twelve-year-old Japanese American girl spends the summer in Los Angeles with her grandparents, where she folds paper cranes into wedding displays, becomes involved with a young skateboarder, and learns how complicated relationships can be.
230 p. 2008
Appears on the following book lists:
Multicultural - chapter books
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Kadohata, Cynthia
Kira-Kira
Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill. [2005 Winner]
244 p. 2004
Appears on the following book lists:
Newbery Medal and Honor Books to 1960
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Ly, Many
Roots and Wings
While in St. Petersburg, Florida, to give her grandmother a Cambodian funeral, fourteen-year-old Grace, who was raised in Pennsylvania, finally gets some answers about the father she never met, her mother's and grandmother's youth, and her Asian-American heritage.
262 p. 2008
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Mochizuki, Ken
Beacon Hill Boys
In 1972 in Seattle, a teenager in a Japanese American family struggles for his own identity, along with a group of three friends who share his anger and confusion. [2004 Honorable Mention]
201 p. 2002
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Na, An
A Step from Heaven
A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America. [2004 Winner]
156 p. 2001
Appears on the following book lists:
Between Two Cultures
Printz Medal Winners
Discussion Guides - Teen Books
Amelia Bloomer Project
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Park, Linda Sue
A Single Shard
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself. [2004 Honorable Mention]
152 p. 2001
Appears on the following book lists:
Newbery Medal and Honor Books to 1960
Discussion Guides - Children's Books
Discussion Guides - Teen Books
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Park, Linda Sue
Project Mulberry : a Novel
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book. [2005 Honorable Mention]
225 p. 2005
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Sheth, Kashmira
Keeping Corner
In India in the 1940's, thirteen-year-old Leela's happy, spoiled childhood ends when her husband since age nine, whom she barely knows, dies, leaving her a widow whose only hope of happiness could come from Mahatma Ghandi's social and political reforms. [2007 Honorable Mention]
281 p. 2007
Appears on the following book lists:
Book Trailers Spring 2008
World Authors
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Yoo, Paula
Good Enough
A Korean American teenager tries to please her parents by getting into an Ivy League college, but a new guy in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions.
322 p. 2008
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