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May 2021 Youth Book Recommendations
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A different pond
by Bao Phi
"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"
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Flying paintings : the Zhou brothers : a story of revolution and art
by Amy Alznauer
A dual portrait of the Chinese artist siblings describes how they began creating art together against a backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution before they moved to America, where they were eventually commissioned by President Obama for a painting that was given to President Hu of China.
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Rabbit moon
by Jean Kim
Bedtime wishes take flight on paper airplanes that travel all the way to the moon, where a lonely Rabbit works diligently to fill the sky with starlight before pursuing his wish to set aside his work to make new friends.
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Measuring up
by Lily Lamotte
Having just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again, but she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food
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A million shades of gray
by Cynthia Kadohata
The Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira presents the story of 12-year-old Tin, whose calm bravery makes him an ideal wild elephant trainer before his Vietnamese village comes under the control of vengeful Viet Cong forces that compel him to make a dangerous choice.
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Soul lanterns
by Shaw Kuzki
Joining her family every year at Hiroshima’s lantern-floating ceremony in honor of those lost in the nuclear bombings of World War II, 12-year-old Nozomi asks about her mother’s unnamed lantern and how its reflects an urgent need for world peace.
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