Grade Level: Adult
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Daughters of the Sun and Moon: A Novel
In 1870, Three women of Chinese Desent are living in Los Angeles, California. Dove wants to love and be loved, Petal desires freedom, and Moon seeks justice. Together they face a larger society that wishes them not one ounce of good will. Anti-Chinese sentiment is strong in Los Angeles, and this eventually leads to the…
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Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Vera walks downstairs and finds a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. In his outstretched hand there is a flash drive. Vera doesn’t know what comes over her, but after calling the cops, she takes the flash drive from the body and tucks it safely into the pocket of her apron.
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The Art of Prophecy: A Novel
The first book in The War Arts Saga, a wuxia (Chinese martial arts fantasy novel) about a prophesied hero, Wen Jian, who discovers the prophecy about him is wrong, forcing him and a band of unlikely allies, which includes a martial arts grandmaster, a warrior, and an assassin, to forge their own path to defeat…
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Strange Buildings: A Novel
A writer fascinated by the occult put together eleven case files, each featuring its very own strange building. Each of the eleven structures in this book has a floor plan that conceals a disturbing architectural quirk: from disappearing rooms to apartments with no means of escape. Each building tells its own chilling story. And each…
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Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution
In 2011, in a northern Syrian city, a small group of men and women began a movement that overthrew a brutal dictatorship. For the next eighteen months, many of the citizens of Manbij carried out one of the most remarkable experiments in democracy in modern times. Days of Love and Rage shares the narratives of…
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The Family Recipe: A Novel
Duc, the owner of Duc’s Sandwiches, informs his five estranged adult children that to receive their inheritance, his four daughters must revive his run-down Bánh mì shops within a year located in Little Saigon communities found in Houston, San Jose, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. If their brother, Jude, gets married first, everything will go to…
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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: A Novel
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the story of two young people navigating the many influences that shape their lives: country, class, race, and history, through the links that connect this love story and family saga.
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The Midnight Taxi
When public defender Amaya Fernando gets into her cab, she make a quick connection with the cab driver through their shared Sri Lankan roots and interest in true crime. Siri, whose social circle is limited to her grade-school best friend thinks her situation might be changing. She’s suddenly dropped into her own true crime when…
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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
A tribute to the love between a single mother and her son that is also an honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. A close look at present day American addiction, violence, and trauma, but shored up by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is about the power of telling one’s own story.
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Patterns That Remain: A Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants
Asian Americans represent the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, yet few books capture how historical events, immigration experiences, cultural values, and generational patterns, affect attitudes and actions in ways that impact relationships, well-being, and psychological health.
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Deep Dive: Eid
Eid is a joyful Islamic festival celebrated by over 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide, marking moments of gratitude, reflection, and togetherness. It includes two major observances, Eid al-Fitr, celebrating the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha, honoring devotion and sacrifice, both beginning with communal prayers and shared festivities.
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The Truths We Hold: An American Journey (Young Readers Edition)
The Truths We Hold chronicles Kamala’s life as she learned the values she embraced of community, equality, and justice. “An inspiring and empowering memoir, this book challenges us to become leaders in our own lives and shows us that with determination and perseverance all dreams are possible.” ~ (Penguin Random House)