Asian American Heritage Month

	Celebrate Asian American Heritage Month with these recommended titles by, for and about Asian Americans. All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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	American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang (First Second, c2006) Shelf Number: FICTION/YAN Young Adult Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture.
	Archer's Quest Linda Sue Park (Clarion Books, c2006) Shelf Number: J FICTION/PAR When Chu-mong, an ancient archer, lands in his bedroom due to a time-traveling debacle, Kevin is in shock at his arrival and grand tales, yet after looking into his incredible story regarding a fight to win a throne and save his people in ancient Korea, Kevin realizes he is telling the truth and so must find a way to return him to his land so he can complete his important tasks.
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	Ask Me No Questions Marina Tamar Budhos (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006) Shelf Number: FICTION/BUD Young Adult A moving story about two teenage sisters, originally from Bangladesh, whose family lives illegally in New York City. After 9/11, immigration regulations change, forcing the family to seek asylum.
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	The Earth Dragon Awakes: the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Laurence Yep (HarperCollins, c2006) Shelf Number: J FICTION/YEP Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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	House of the Red Fish Graham Salisbury (Wendy Lamb Books, c2006) Shelf Number: FICTION/SAL Young Adult One year after the end of "Under the Blood-Red Sun," Tomi's papa and grandpa are still under arrest, and the paradise of Hawaii tries to recover from Pearl Harbor. Tomi finds hope in his goal of raising Papa's fishing boat, sunk in the canal by the Army on the day of the attack.
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	The Jade Dragon Carolyn Marsden and Virginia Shin-Mui Loh (Candlewick Press, c2006) Shelf Number: J FICTION/MAR Ginny, a Chinese-American girl torn between her family's traditional values and the more modern ones in her second grade classroom, learns that friendship cannot be bought when a new girl named Stephanie arrives.
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