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Good as Lily
Derek Kirk Kim (Minx, c2007)
Shelf Number: FICTION/KIM Young Adult
Following a strange mishap on her 18th birthday, Grace Kwon is confronted with herself at three different periods in her life. The timing couldn't be worse as Grace and her friends desperately try to save a crumbling school play. Will her other selves wreak havoc on her present life or illuminate her uncertain future? |
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Good Enough
Paula Yoo (HarperTeen, c2008)
Shelf Number: FICTION/YOO Young Adult
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. |
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Kimchi and Calamari
Rose Kent (HarperCollins, c2007)
Shelf Number: FICTION/KEN Young Adult
A wide range of readers can relate to Joseph's story--those who are adopted, have mixed-race heritage, or those caught between their parents' culture and the culture where they live now. |
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Peiling and the Chicken-fried Christmas
Pauline Chen (Bloomsbury Children's Books / Holtzbrinck Pub., c2007)
Shelf Number: J FICTION/CHE
It’s Christmastime and 11-year-old Peiling Wang feels completely left out. Her family is from Taiwan, and even though they have been living in America since she was small, they have never once celebrated the biggest holiday of the year. Peiling musters up the courage to ask her parents if they can celebrate the holiday this year. |
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Re-Gifters
Mike Carey (DC Comics, c2007)
Shelf Number: FICTION/CAR Young Adult
Jen Dik Seong, aka "Dixie," is dirt poor and living on the ragged edge of LA's Koreatown. Her only outlet is the ancient martial art of hapkido, and she's on the verge of winning a championship--until she falls for surfer boy Adam. |
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What I Meant—
Marie Lamba (Random House Children's Books, c2007)
Shelf Number: FICTION/LAM Young Adult
15-year-old Sangeet Jumnal's sleepy suburban life suddenly gets super complicated after her aunt moves in with her family. |
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The Year of the Rat: a Novel
Grace Lin (Little, Brown, c2007)
Shelf Number: J FICTION/LIN
In this sequel to "The Year of the Dog," Pacy has another big year in store for her as she must deal with Melody moving to California, find the courage to forge on with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and learn to face some of her own flaws. |
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