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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Teen Graphic Novels
TEEN GN YANG
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TEEN GN YANG
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Story 1: "All Jin Wing wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at the school. Jocki and his bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl." Story 2: "Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables....
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION CHAO
1 available
TEEN FICTION CHAO
1 available
Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION CHAO
1 available
TEEN FICTION CHAO
1 available
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A freshman at MIT, seventeen-year-old Mei Lu tries to live up to her Taiwanese parents' expectations, but no amount of tradition, obligation, or guilt prevent her from hiding several truths-- that she is a germaphobe who cannot become a doctor, she prefers dancing to biology, she decides to reconnect with her estranged older brother, and she is dating a Japanese boy. Can she find a way to be herself, before her web of lies unravels?
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After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird.
4) Bee-bim bop!
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Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch - Kids Picture Books
E PARK
1 available
E PARK
1 available
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Picture Books
E PARK
2 available
E PARK
2 available
Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids Picture Books
E PARK
1 available
E PARK
1 available
Description
A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids Picture Books
E LIN
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E LIN
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Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cookie and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.
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Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch - Kids Picture Books
E SAEED
1 available
E SAEED
1 available
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Picture Books
E SAEED
1 available
E SAEED
1 available
Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids Picture Books
E SAEED
1 available
E SAEED
1 available
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Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.-- Provided by Publisher.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION CHUPECO
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TEEN FICTION CHUPECO
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Flr - Audiobooks
TEEN CD FICTION CHUPECO
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TEEN CD FICTION CHUPECO
1 available
Description
Tea's gift for death magic means that she is a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community, but when an older bone witch trains her to become an asha--one who can wield elemental magic--Tea will have to overcome her obstacles and make a powerful choice in the face of danger as dark forces approach.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Biography
LEADERS J B KOCHIYAM
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LEADERS J B KOCHIYAM
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Growing up an Asian-American in Southern California during the Interwar period, Yuri Kochiyama joined clubs and volunteered to better her community, a drive that lasted her entire life. After being imprisoned in the Japanese camps during WWII, Yuri could only find jobs and acceptance within other minority communities, and living in Harlem drove her to fight for justice, supporting the Civil Rights movement by connecting activists in various parties...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION AZAD
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TEEN FICTION AZAD
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Fatima lives in the city of Noor, on the Silk Road, which is currently protected by the Ifrit, djinn of order and reason, from attacks by the violent and ruthless Shayateen djinn--but Fatima was infused with the fire of the Ifrit who died saving her when she was four years old, and when one of the most important Ifrit dies she finds herself drawn into the intrigues of the court, the affairs of the djinn, and the very real dangers of a magical battlefield....
10) Chaiwala!
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Picture Books
E MAHESHWA
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E MAHESHWA
1 available
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"When their train makes a ten-minute stop at the station in Jaipur, a young girl and her mother hurry to get in line for a cup of chai. The girl orders two cups, and then delights in watching the chaiwala at work--grinding the spices, adding scoops of tea leaves and sugar to the bubbling, boiling milk, then cooling the chai by pouring it from high, back and forth, back and forth--the girl is mesmerized. With a biscuit and a rusk added to their order,...
11) The cricket war
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids
J FICTION PHAM
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J FICTION PHAM
1 available
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"As a twelve-year-old boy growing up in South Vietnam, Thọ has heard of other boys disappearing from time to time, smuggled out of the country so they wouldn't have to be conscripted into the Communist army. But Thọ is too young to worry about any of that. He spends his afternoons cricket fighting and playing soccer with his friends. Until one day, he finds out that his parents have arranged for him to leave the country -- alone. What follows...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids New Experiences
E KIM
2 available
E KIM
2 available
Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids Picture Books
E KIM
1 available
E KIM
1 available
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"Danbi is thrilled to start her new school in America. But a bit nervous too, for when she walks into the classroom, everything goes quiet. Everyone stares. Danbi wants to join in the dances and the games, but she doesn't know the rules and just can't get anything right. Luckily, she isn't one to give up. With a spark of imagination, she makes up a new game and leads her classmates on a parade to remember! Danbi Leads the School Parade introduces...
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Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION LEE
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TEEN FICTION LEE
1 available
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION LEE
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TEEN FICTION LEE
1 available
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"1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Drawing Deena
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids
J FICTION KHAN
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J FICTION KHAN
2 available
Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids
J FICTION KHAN
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J FICTION KHAN
1 available
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When aspiring artist Deena's anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.
15) Drawn together
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Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch - Kids Picture Books
E LE
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E LE
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Picture Books
E LE
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E LE
2 available
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A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids
J FICTION BROWN
3 available
J FICTION BROWN
3 available
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Audiobooks
J PLAYAWAY FICTION BROWN
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J PLAYAWAY FICTION BROWN
1 available
Description
"In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams. As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the start of seventh grade, she's channeling that irrepressible hope into becoming the lead in her school...
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Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch - Kids Picture Books
E HO
1 available
E HO
1 available
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Picture Books
E HO
1 available
E HO
1 available
Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids Picture Books
E HO
1 available
E HO
1 available
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"A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother's, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future. Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her...
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Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch - Kids Picture Books
E HO
1 available
E HO
1 available
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Picture Books
E HO
2 available
E HO
2 available
Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids Picture Books
E HO
1 available
E HO
1 available
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Easy Audiobooks
E AUDIO HO
2 available
E AUDIO HO
2 available
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A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Biography
ATHLETES J B LEE
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ATHLETES J B LEE
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An inspiring picture book biography about Hazel Ying Lee, the first Chinese American woman to fly for the US military.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids
J FICTION OH
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J FICTION OH
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Kids
J FICTION OH
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J FICTION OH
1 available
Description
A tale based on true events follows the coming-of-age of a girl who is motivated by an act of racism at school to learn about her ancestral heritage and her grandparents' experiences as lost children during the Korean War.








