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Auntie Tiger by Laurence Yep, illustrated by Insu Lee

01 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction

When two bickering sisters are left alone by their mother, she reminds Big Sister she must take care of Little Sister and Little Sister must listen to Big Sister. No sooner does she leave when Auntie Tiger knocks on the door. When the sisters don't...

Dragon Road by Laurence Yep [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

dragon-roadIn the latest of Laurence Yep's Golden Mountain Chronicles, longtime buddies Cal and Barney are looking for a way out of San Francisco's Chinatown in 1939. An invitation to join an all-Chinese American basketball...

Mia and Bravo, Mia! by Laurence Yep [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

miabrave-mia The ever-prolific Laurence Yep has penned a brand-new American Girls series featuring Mia, a talented skater who chooses figure skating over the ice hockey she’s grown up playing with her three older brothers. Dedicated and tenacious,...

The Dragon’s Child: A Story of Angel Island by Laurence Yep with Dr. Kathleen S. Yep [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

dragons-childBased on more than 80-year-old actual immigration interviews, Laurence Yep imagines the conversation he never had with his father about his father’s experiences as a nervous young boy who arrived on Angel Island, the West Coast...

Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 by Laurence Yep [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost

earth-dragon-awakesFrom the prolific Laurence Yep, last year’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner for substantial achievement in children’s literature, comes the quickly-moving story of the devastating 1906 earthquake and the inevitable great fire, told through the experiences...

Tiger’s Apprentice: Book One and Tiger’s Blood: Book Two by Laurence Yep [in AsianWeek]

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost

Tigers Apprentice.Blood The first two installments of a new trilogy from YA master Yep. Tiger’s Apprentice opens with the untimely death of Mistress Lee, the current Guardian of the mysterious rose which holds the future hope...

Series Profile: The Girls of Many Lands [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Author Interview/Profile, British, Chinese, Chinese American, European, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Middle Grade Readers, Native American/First Nations/Indigenous Peoples, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American

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Isabel: Taking Wing by Annie Dalton Cécile: Gates of Gold by Mary Casanova Spring Pearl: The Last Flower by Laurence Yep Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway by Kirkpatrick Hill Neela: Victory Song by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Move over, Barbie...

The Khan’s Daughter: A Mongolian Folktale by Laurence Yep, illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng [in AsianWeek]

18 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Mongolian, Repost

Khan's DaughterLively tale of a poor man’s son who wins the hand of the Khan’s daughter through pure luck, faith, and eventually humility, in spite of demons, enemy armies, a mysterious warrior, and of course,...

The Amah and Angelfish by Laurence Yep [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Amah.Angelfish Asian American young-adult king Laurence Yep offers two books with recurring characters: In The Amah, Amy learns to shoulder more family responsibility when her widowed mother takes a time-consuming job, while in Angelfish, Amy's friend Robin...

The Man Who Tricked a Ghost by Laurence Yep, illustrated by Isadore Seltzer [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

04 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

Man Who Tricked a GhostOne dark night, Sung – a man who is not afraid of anything – meets up with a ghost who happens to be on his way to scare...

The Shell Woman and the King adapted by Laurence Yep, illustrated by Ming-Yi Yang [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

04 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

Shell Woman and the KingLong ago, Uncle Wu fell in love with and married Shell, a beautiful woman who is able to transform herself into a seashell. The evil king hears about...

The Ghost Fox by Laurence Yep, illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

04 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost

Ghost FoxA modern adaptation of a 17th-century Chinese ghost story. Big Lee goes on a sea voyage, entrusting the safety of his wife to his young son, Little Lee. Little Lee quickly becomes aware that...

The City of Dragons by Laurence Yep, illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

04 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

City of DragonsA young boy, who has the saddest face in the world, runs away from home to save his parents further embarrassment. He meets up with a band of friendly giants, who take...

The Boy Who Swallowed Snakes by Laurence Yep, illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

04 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

Boy Who Swallowed SnakesLittle Chou finds a basket of silver, in which a dangerous ku snake is hidden. To prevent evil from spreading, he bravely eats the snake but is not harmed. The...

Ribbons by Laurence Yep [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

03 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost

RibbonsBallet is the most important thing in 11-year-old Robin Lee’s life. But her parents want to bring her grandmother to the U.S. from Hong Kong – an expensive venture. For Robin, that means no more ballet....

Dragonwings by Laurence Yep [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

03 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost

DragonwingsUndoubtedly, this is the prolific Yep's signature title, as well as one of his most award-winning, including a 1976 Newbery Honor. Eight-year-old Moon Shadow arrives in California to join his father, a man he...

The Rainbow People by Laurence Yep, illustrated by David Wiesner [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

03 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Short Stories

Rainbow PeopleA collection of 20 folktales, adapted by Yep from age-old Chinese lore, including stories about a gambler turned professor of smells, a dead father who visits his beloved daughter nightly, dragons trapped in human...

Child of the Owl by Laurence Yep [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

03 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost

Child of the OwlWhen her gambling father is hospitalized, 12-year-old Casey is sent to live with the relatives of her passed-away mother who she never knew. With the help of her loving grandmother...

Lator, Gator by Laurence Yep [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

03 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Repost

Later, GatorTeddy’s mother insists he get a special birthday present for his younger brother, Bobby, who everyone already considers perfect. So Teddy comes home with a baby alligator. He figures it’s his job as older...

Hiroshima by Laurence Yep [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

03 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Fiction, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Hiroshima.YepTwo sisters, Riko and Sachi, are on their way to school when the U.S. B-29 bomber named Enola Gay drops the first atom bomb at 8:15 a.m. on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. History is changed...

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