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Asian & Pacific American Voices in Teen Fiction
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The girl who fell beneath the sea
by Axie Oh
In a land ravaged by deadly storms, Mina sacrifices herself to the Sea God to save her brother and, after being swept away to the Spirit Realm, finds him caught in an enchanted sleep and must awaken him to save her people. Simultaneous eBook.
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A Thousand Steps into Night
by Traci Chee
When Muko is cursed and begins to transform into a demon with a deadly touch, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and must decide if saving her soul is worth returning to her ordinary existence. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Gearbreakers
by 2000- Mikuta, Zoe Hana
A Gearbreaker, Eris Shindanai destroys giant mechanized weapons called Windups from the inside until one of her missions goes awry and she finds herself in prison facing off against a cybernetically enhanced Windup pilot. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The red palace
by June Hur
In 1758 Joseon (Korea), 18-year-old palace nurse Hyeon works closely with a young police inspector to uncover the truth surrounding the murder of eight palace nurses when all the evidence points to the Crown Prince himself. Simultaneous eBook.
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How we fall apart
by Katie Zhao
When she and her friends become the prime suspects in the disappearance of their classmate and frenemy, Nancy Luo is forced to play a deadly game with The Proctor who knows the truth—and her darkest secrets. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Luck of the Titanic
by Stacey Lee
Stowing away aboard the Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage when her British-Chinese heritage bars her from joining her twin in America, a young acrobat struggles to hide and then survive when the unthinkable happens. Simultaneous eBook.
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Zara Hossain is here
by Sabina Khan
Enduring racism when her Pakistani family moves to Texas, 17-year-old Zara resolves to keep her head low while her family awaits green-card approval, before a bullying classmate vandalizes her home, leading to a crime that puts Zara’s entire future at risk. Simultaneous eBook.
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An Arrow to the Moon
by Emily X. R. Pan
Navigating their families’ enmity and secrets, Hunter and Luna find everything falling apart around them and must rely on their love to see them through, in this powerful story about the magic and mystery of the moon that connects us all. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Infinity courts
by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Waking up in the afterlife after being murdered en route to her graduation party, Nami discovers that the world where consciousness goes after death has been taken over by a genocidal artificial-intelligence entity. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Darius the Great deserves better
by Adib Khorram
A sequel to Darius the Great Is Not Okay finds Darius enjoying a comparatively peaceful return from his trip to Iran before a long visit from his grandmothers, a disappointing internship and conflicted feelings about a soccer teammate complicate his relationships. Simultaneous eBook.
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The marvelous Mirza girls
by Sheba Karim
Accompanying her mother on a gap-year visit to New Delhi after a beloved aunt’s death, Noreen rediscovers her cultural heritage alongside a handsome youth before their growing feelings trigger a family scandal. By the author of Skunk Girl. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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This woven kingdom
by Tahereh Mafi
The long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight, servant girl Alizeh waits in the shadows to uproot the kingdom of the crown prince—and the world. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Messy Roots : A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-american
by Laura Gao
Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American’s immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school and figure out why she is attracted to girls. 12,000 first printing. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
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The magic fish
by Le Nguyen Trung
"Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tiâên still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tiâên, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay?"
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Of princes and promises
by Sandhya Menon
To get back at her ex, Caterina, the queen of St. Rosetta’s Academy, takes sweet-but-clueless Rahul Chopra to the gala, but unbeknownst to her, Rahul has a pot of hair gel with the power to alter the wearer into whatever his heart desires. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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