Nonethnic-specific Archives - Page 22 of 49

Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! by Kate Schatz, illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl

26 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Biography, Black/African American, Hapa/Mixed-race, Jewish, Latina/o/x, Middle Grade Readers, Native American/First Nations/Indigenous Peoples, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Young Adult Readers

Rad American Women A-Z is the first-ever kids' title in 60 years of "storied history" from San Francisco's iconic bookseller/publisher City Lights. What a way to grab attention ...

The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch by Chris Barton, illustrated by Don Tate

20 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Biography, Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Hapa/Mixed-race, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

Naysayers: picture book this is, yes, but I guarantee that unless you happen to be a post-Civil War scholar, you'll have something to learn inside these informative pages. Here are four reasons why most of us need to read this book: First reason: history. We all should know more about Reconstruction – a "cultural blind spot," as Chris...

Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince

10 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Memoir, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Young Adult Readers

By age 4, Liz Prince knew something important about herself: she could be "totally happy as long as [she] didn't have to wear a dress." Before you pass any judgments, Prince explains at age 31, "I look like a total tantrum-throwing brat, which I wasn't...

Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku and Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku by Lee Wardlaw, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin

07 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Poetry

April is National Poetry Month: do you know where your verses are? If you're looking for entertaining true love set to 5/7/5 syllabic meter, you won't do better than this adorable twosome...

Oddly Normal (Book 1) by Otis Frampton

03 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific

"I WISH YOU WOULD BOTH JUST DISAPPEAR!!!" What child hasn't at least thought that about their parents at some point?! If you're half-witch, and half-human, and you actually voice such words really loudly on your 10th birthday – cake candles and all – you just...

I Was Here by Gayle Forman

24 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Fiction, Latina/o/x, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

As the story begins, the titular 'I' is dead. That's actually not a spoiler – "The day after Meg died ...

The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and the Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom by Blaine Harden [in Christian Science Monitor]

19 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, North Korean, Repost

'The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot' presents a riveting slice of North Korean history Writing one of the most difficult-to-read books ever – Escape from Camp 14 (2012), about a young man’s harrowing odyssey from North Korea where he was bred as a labor camp slave...

Peace is an Offering by Annette LeBox, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin

18 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Poetry

"Peace is an offering. / A muffin or a peach" proffered from one sibling to another who sits in bed, casted and bandaged, missing the fun adventures happening just outside his window. Peace is a trip to the beach, enjoying ice cream under an oversized striped...

Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger

01 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Latina/o/x, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

These days, too many young folks know little of life before smart phones enabled virtual instant access. Last century – in the 1990s, that is – something called 'zines' gave voice to angry young voices ...

The Olive Tree by Elsa Marston, illustrated by Claire Ewart

18 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Lebanese, Middle Eastern, Nonethnic-specific

"For many years the house next to Sameer's had stood empty ...

Little Baby Buttercup by Linda Ashman, illustrated by You Byun

04 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific

Go ahead and admit it: you were immediately, gleefully smiling when you saw that adorable face on the cover! [That sweet visage, actually, is not so unlike her talented creator ...

The Lost Book of Mormon: A Journey Through the Mythic Lands of Nephi, Zarahemla, and Kansas City, Missouri by Avi Steinberg

20 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Audio, Jewish, Memoir, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

In an attempt to better understand the unfamiliar territory in which I find myself domiciled through June 2016 (yes, I'm counting), I've been reading quite a few titles that hopefully will provide insight into the mindset of some of our would-be neighbors. Many of those books...

You Have to F**king Eat by Adam Mansbach, illustrated by Owen Brozman

14 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

From the same potty-mouthed, hysterically entertaining dynamic duo who brought you that other, not-for-children picture book, Go the F**ck to Sleep, comes the logical follow-up that confronts the next big parenting challenge: after not doing so well with the slumbering, now you've got the impossible task...

Can’t we talk about something more pleasant? A Memoir by Roz Chast

09 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Jewish, Memoir, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

George and Elizabeth Chast were born 10 days apart in 1912. They grew up two blocks from each other in East Harlem, and were in the same fifth grade class. "They never dated, much less anything else'd, anyone besides each other." They married in 1938. Their...

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

07 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Audio, Black/African American, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Nonethnic-specific, South African

By about page 50 or within the first of 12 parts stuck in the ears (the multi-reader cast is absolutely superb, by the way), the whodunnit is pretty clear. That said, serial murder mystery this is, finding out whydunnit-and-howdunnit is the thrill ride you won't be...

Noggin by John Corey Whaley

04 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

John Corey Whaley, who was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, shares the same first name with the ever-popular, mega-bestselling author John Green. Perhaps I might be delusional here, but Noggin feels like it could be some alternate-universe sequel to Green's The Fault...

The Lake Shore Limited by Sue Miller

21 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

Gus – beloved brother, favorite teacher, a vibrant, sunny young man in love – is a victim of 9-11. His presence looms on every page, although his actual words can only be filtered through someone else's memory throughout the novel. Still, he proves to be the pivotal character who brings together...

Redeployment by Phil Klay

10 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Afghan, Audio, Fiction, Iraqi, Nonethnic-specific, Short Stories

This year, the venerable National Book Foundation has clearly favorited Phil Klay. First he was bestowed the youthful "5 Under 35" mantel, and then finished out with the coveted National Book Award for Fiction. Over the summer, he also made the shortlist for the 2014 Frank O’Connor...

Heritage by Sean Brock, photographs by Peter Frank Edwards

13 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Memoir, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

Thanksgiving is just two weeks away ...

In the Body of the World by Eve Ensler

11 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, African, Audio, Memoir, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

To not stick this one in your ears would be such the missed opportunity. At just over four hours, this is undoubtedly longer than your usual theater performance, but with Eve Ensler herself so passionately narrating, her memoir transforms into a spectacular aural extravaganza. At 57, the woman...

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