The Bone Collector's Son

Paul Yee (Marshall Cavendish, c2004)
Shelf Number: FICTION/YEE Young Adult

In 1907 Vancouver , Canada , after helping unearth a skeleton to be returned for burial in China , fourteen-year-old Bing experiences strange events that cause him to confront his fear of both ghosts and of his father.

Home is East

Many Ly (Delacorte Press, c2005)
Shelf Number: J FICTION/LY

After her mother moves out, a ten-year-old Cambodian American girl and her old-fashioned father leave their home in Florida to begin a new life in San Diego , experiencing turmoil and change as they slowly adjust to their new circumstances.

Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain : an Angel Island Story

Katrina Saltonstall Currier (Angel Island Association, c2005)
Shelf Number: J FICTION/CUR

In 1934, twelve-year-old Kai leaves China to join his father in America, but first he must take a long sea voyage, then endure weeks of crowded conditions and harsh examinations on Angel Island, fearing that he or his new friend will be sent home.

Project Mulberry: a Novel

Linda Sue Park (Clarion Books, c2005)
Shelf Number: J FICTION/PAR

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.

Shanghai Messenger

Andrea Cheng (Lee & Low, c2005)
Shelf Number: J FICTION/CHE

A free-verse novel about eleven-year-old Xiao Mei's visit with her extended family in China , where the Chinese-American girl finds many differences but also the similarities that bind a family together.

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea

Shvam Selvadurai (Tundra Books, c2005)
Shelf Number: FICTION/SEL Young Adult

Although life for fourteen-year-old Amrith in 1980 Sri Lanka seems rather uneventful and orderly, things change in a hurry when his male cousin arrives from Canada and Amrith finds himself completely enamored with his new visitor.