Travel Team by Mike Lupica
15 Jan, by in Audio, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific
If it's Saturday, it must be time to head to a court, field, gym, pool, or some sort of athletic facility ...
BookDragon Family Tag
Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream by Jenny Han, illustrated by Julia Kuo
14 Jan, by in Fiction, Korean American, Middle Grade Readers
Her name is Clara Lee .. "first and last. It just sounds better that way. Like peanut butter and jelly, like trick-or-treat, or fairy and princess, those words just go together. Just like me, Clara Lee." She's the newest – and first Korean American! – heroine from...
Haunting Jasmine by Anjali Banerjee
12 Jan, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian American, South Asian American
What better way to get over a broken heart than moving into a unique, welcoming bookstore, filled not only with fabulous books but a few wise (less than living) writers, too? As long as they can spin a convincing yarn, why quibble with such minor...
Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan
10 Jan, by in Afghan, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Pakistani American, Young Adult Readers
Sometimes even the saddest tragedies can eventually lead to happy new beginnings ...
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua [in San Francisco Chronicle]
08 Jan, by in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost
Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother did more than speak to me. It screamed, shouted and lectured me. It made me simultaneously laugh with empathy and cringe with embarrassment and exasperation. "This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs," the...
Some Sing, Some Cry by Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza
04 Jan, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Black/African American, Fiction
Sometimes my inability to process dialects actually has an upside ...
The 14th Dalai Lama: A Manga Biography by Tetsu Saiwai
01 Jan, by in Adult Readers, Biography, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Tibetan, Young Adult Readers
Every new year seems to begin with a fervent prayer/wish/hope for true PEACE. So far in my own lifetime, worldwide peace hasn't been achieved. Still, I have a few more years left in me and surely enough stubbornness to believe peace can truly happen before...
20th Century Boys (vol. 12) by Naoki Urasawa, with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki, English adaptation by Akemi Wegmüller
31 Dec, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers
It's New Year's Eve 2014 ...
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
28 Dec, by in Audio, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers
Martha Boyle opens her front door one day to find the mother of her dead classmate, Olive Barstow, with what seems to be almost a message from beyond. Olive, a girl too new in...
One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature edited by Zohra Saed and Sahar Muradi, foreword by Mir Tamim Ansary
27 Dec, by in Adult Readers, Afghan American, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Stories
The title of this diverse anthology is taken from the opening line of Afghan fairy tales, not unlike 'once upon a time.' In this case, afsanah, seesanah – one story, thirty stories...
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
23 Dec, by in Adult Readers, Audio, European, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers
If Gregory Maguire is not exactly a household name, his signature work, Wicked, certainly is known throughout the world, living an everlasting life on stages everywhere in its Tony...
Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: A Memoir of My Fifth-Grade Year by Esmé Raji Codell, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
22 Dec, by in Audio, Jewish, Memoir, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction
This one starts with a mini-dilemma of choice ...
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
18 Dec, by in Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers
This time of the year, in spite of my higher-than-usual crank factor with all the commercial hubbub, I do enjoy escaping into mushy, happy books. Here's one to add to the holiday list,...
However Tall the Mountain: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home by Awista Ayub
17 Dec, by in Adult Readers, Afghan, Afghan American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Young Adult Readers
"However tall the mountain, there's always a road," so goes the Afghan proverb that opens Awista Ayub's inspiring memoir. Thank goodness for the energy of youth to actually find the...
I See the Sun in Nepal by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese, translation by Chij Shrestha
16 Dec, by in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nepali, Nonethnic-specific
From China to Nepal, boutique press Satya House Publications offers the second title in their I See the Sun series in which a young girl shares her day...
Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin, translated by Chi-Young Kim [in Library Journal]
15 Dec, by in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Repost, Translation
*STARRED REVIEW
The Korean title of this indelible novel, Omma rul put’ak hae, contains a sense of commanding trust that is missing in its English translation: “I entrust Mommy [to you].” That trust...
Itsuwaribito (vol. 1) by Yuuki Iinuma
14 Dec, by in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers
Living in the "Village of Orphans," Utsuho is constantly in trouble. He doesn't do his chores, he disappears when needed, but worst of all, he lies. "Lying is the worst thing ...
Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica
13 Dec, by in Audio, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers
As much as this time of the year makes me sooooo cranky with too much focus on the frantic buy-buy-buy messages all around us, it also makes me a total mushpot for...
The Runaway Wok by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Sebastià Serra
11 Dec, by in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction
To commemorate a dear friend's birthday, today's title had certain content requirements: something about a new year, obedient children (every parent's dream-birthday wish!), delicious food, giggly humor, all wrapped up in colorful packaging. Thankfully,...
Replay by Sharon Creech
09 Dec, by in Audio, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific
His name is Leonardo, he'll answer to Leo, but he's most often called "sardine" by his nearest and dearest because several years ago, "Leo got squashed in a corner and cried ...
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