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Jellaby: The Lost Monster and Jellaby: Monster in the City by Kean Soo, foreword by Kazu Kibuishi (Lost) and Raina Telgemeier (City)

19 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers

While her classmates are book reporting on Dr. Seuss, Portia chooses more precocious fare: "Reason and Emotion: Classical and Romantic Philosophies in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia"! So maybe exploring "contrast between logic and emotion" doesn't exactly endear her to the other 10-year-old kids. And even if the teacher recognizes...

Burn for Burn [Burn for Burn Trilogy 1] by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

26 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

The first of a trilogy (#3 debuts next month; I'm arriving on Jar Island a little late), Burn is inarguably shocking, but it definitely sets the stage for more chills to come. Mary, who left Jar Island in 7th grade, is back in 11th completely transformed. Lillia, once...

The Flowers of Evil (vol. 10) by Shuzo Oshimi, translated by Paul Starr

18 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Open this penultimate volume, and the belly begins flip-flopping over how it might – must? – end. Creator Shuzo Oshimi has clearly shown himself to be one scary manipulator, so already I'm trying to prepare for the inevitably shattering shock this October when that final installment comes out. Oh, but the agony of...

Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federle

29 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Audio, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific

Nate Foster, who at "four foot eight" looks much younger that his almost-14 years, makes up for his diminutive height with outsized dreams – and the grandest of plans to make them come true. While his parents are away for a romantic weekend (Dad's trying to make...

The Flowers of Evil (vols. 8-9) by Shuzo Oshimi, translated by Paul Starr

06 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

While he's not exactly Mr. Popularity at his new school, Takao Kasuga is gingerly settling into his uprooted life far from the small town of Gunma where he was involved in so many shameful, difficult, frustrating, violent experiences. His favorite book, Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil,...

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

05 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

Without a doubt, Kimberly McCreight's bestselling debut contains every parent's every nightmare, beginning with the absolute worst at the end of the first full chapter: "I'm sorry, Mrs. Baron. But your daughter, Amelia, is dead." Her 15-year-old body lies broken on the grounds of her posh private school...

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

06 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Children/Picture Books, Fiction

As much as he likes to paint, do puzzles, and sing the loudest during circle time, Morris' favorite part of going to school is the dress-up center. There he dons the tangerine dress, marvels at its swish and crinkle, and loves that the bright color...

Wandering Son (vol. 5) by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

If you don't like spoilers, might I suggest you click here to catch up. This series is so uniquely delightful, you really shouldn't miss a volume; trust me, they do need to be read in order. This latest installment officially hits shelves tomorrow. Welcome to junior high school...

The Flowers of Evil (vols. 5-7) by Shuzo Oshimi, translated by Paul Starr

25 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

First, to catch up: click here for previous volumes (all of which, of course, you need to read for yourself). If these covers placed next to each other above are a bit jarring, I think I might have unintentionally, wrongly grouped the latest volumes together. Let me...

When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard

20 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Children/Picture Books, Memoir, Native American/First Nations/Indigenous Peoples, Nonfiction

Although she "knew many things when [she] was eight," what Olemaun didn't know was "how to read the outsiders' books. It was not enough to hear them from my older sister, Rosie. I longed to read them for myself." Against her father's wishes – "[h]e knew things...

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

01 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction

Best known for her penultimate novel – the bestselling 2006 Booker longlisted The Emperor's Children – Claire Messud takes on about-to-be-middle-aged regret with a raw vengeance in this, her fifth and latest title. That her protagonist Nora Eldridge shares the same first name as the discontented heroine in Henrik Ibsen's A...

As Fast As Words Could Fly by Pamela M. Tuck, illustrated by Eric Velasquez

21 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Biography, Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Fiction

In segregated Greenville, North Carolina, 14-year-old Mason Steele has the rare talent to transcribe his father's impassioned descriptions of civil rights incidents into effective business letters determined to educate and change people's minds. His father's civil rights group rewards young Mason's efforts with a typewriter....

Limit (vol. 6) by Keiko Suenobu, translated by Mari Morimoto

19 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

It's Friday. Do you know where your children are? If you thought you sent them off in the care of trustworthy adults, then you might want to wait until they come back ...

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (Book 2), Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Catastrophes (Book 3), Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances (Book 4), Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night (Book 5) by Lenore Look, illustrated by LeUyen Pham

08 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Vietnamese American

As part of appreciating the versatile art of LeUyen Pham – who with her hubby Alex Puvilland imbued Friday's post, Templar, with such swashbuckling energy – I thought I should keep a good thing going by adding a few more Pham-tabulously illustrated titles this bright new Monday. [Truth be told, I...

Shelter and Seconds Away [Mickey Bolitar series] by Harlan Coben

30 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Jewish, Young Adult Readers

If you're needing a Myron Bolitar fix – Harlan Coben, the first author to win an Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony (three of the top awards for mystery writers), seems to be taking a break from his most persistent protagonist after 10 volumes – then this new series...

The Favorite Daughter by Allen Say

11 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese American, Memoir

Well, goodness ...

Wandering Son (vol. 4) by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn

07 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

First things first: click here to catch up. You'll be well-rewarded for sure! This latest volume opens with an intriguing graphic of characters captured in a two-page spread of bubbles and dots, labelled "The Wandering Son Board Game": "Don't be so fresh. 1 space back," a...

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Jellaby: The Lost Monster and Jellaby: Monster in the City by Kean Soo, foreword by Kazu Kibuishi (Lost) and Raina Telgemeier (City)

Burn for Burn [Burn for Burn Trilogy 1] by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

The Flowers of Evil (vol. 10) by Shuzo Oshimi, translated by Paul Starr

Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federle

The Flowers of Evil (vols. 8-9) by Shuzo Oshimi, translated by Paul Starr

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

Wandering Son (vol. 5) by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn

The Flowers of Evil (vols. 5-7) by Shuzo Oshimi, translated by Paul Starr

When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

As Fast As Words Could Fly by Pamela M. Tuck, illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Limit (vol. 6) by Keiko Suenobu, translated by Mari Morimoto

Shelter and Seconds Away [Mickey Bolitar series] by Harlan Coben

The Favorite Daughter by Allen Say

Wandering Son (vol. 4) by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn

eleanor & park by Rainbow Rowell

Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen, illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

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