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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	Looking for Bapu Anjali Banerjee (Wendy Lamb Books, c2006) Shelf Number: J FICTION/BAN Anu's beloved grandfather Bapu moved from India to Anu's home in the Pacific Northwest when Anu was small, and Anu is devastated when Bapu dies. But when he is visited by Bapu's ghost, he knows that there must be a way to bring him back to life.
	Mismatch Lensey Namioka (Delacorte, c2006) Shelf Number: FICTION/NAM Young Adult Sue Hua just moved from racially diverse Seattle to a suburban town where she feels like the only Asian American for miles. Then she meets Andy, who is also Asian American, but there's just one problem--Andy's last name is Suzuki, and that presents a world of problems to Sue's family.
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	Nothing But the Truth: (and a Few White Lies) Justina Chen Headley (Little, Brown, c2006) Shelf Number: FICTION/HEA Young Adult Half Asian and half white, Patty Ho has never felt completely home in her skin. When a Chinese fortuneteller foresees a white guy on Patty's horizon, things go from bad to worse in this debut novel by a bright new talent.
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	The Quail Club Carolyn Marsden (Candlewick Press, c2006) Shelf Number: J FICTION/MAR Oy, a member of the Quail Club--five friends who hatch and care for a baby quail--wants to perform a traditional Thai dance for the school talent show, but Liliandra threatens to kick her out of the Quail Club if she doesn't team up to do a very different kind of dance, forcing her to make a difficult decision.
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	Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything Lenore Look (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006) Shelf Number: J FICTION/LOO The inimitable heroine from "Ruby Lu, Brave and True" is back. When Ruby's cousin, Flying Duck, arrives from China to live with her, Ruby becomes her buddy. However, Flying Duck is deaf, and Ruby doesn't know Chinese Sign Language.
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	Wait for Me An Na (Putnam, c2006) Shelf Number: FICTION/NA Young Adult Caught in the threads of secrets and lies, struggling for love and discovering a voice of her own, Mina finds herself torn between living her mother's dreams and living a life that's true.
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