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Asian Pacific American Heritage for Teens

Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir
by Robin Ha

After enrolling in a local comic drawing class, a window to the future Robin never could have imagined opens up, despite an unplanned move to Alabama. Ages 12+

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Anna K.: A Love Story
by Jenny Lee

Seventeen-year-old Anna K seems above the typical problems of her Manhattan friends and siblings, finding love with a notorious playboy changes everything. Ages 15+

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I'll Be the One
by Lyla Lee

A plus-sized teen girl who shatters expectations on a televised competition to become the next big K-pop star. Ages 14+

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The Kingdom of Back
by Marie Lu

Desperate to be forever remembered for her music, Nannerl Mozart makes a dangerous pact with a mysterious stranger from a magical land, which may cost her everything. Ages 13+

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Loveboat, Taipei
by Abigail Hing Wen

A sheltered teen with a passion for dance finds love, drama, and herself at a summer camp in Taiwan. Ages 14+

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Of Curses and Kisses
by Sandhya Menon

Rajkumari Jaya Rao has one goal during her time at St. Rosetta’s International Academy: to take revenge by breaking the heart of English aristocrat Grey Emerson. Ages 13+

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Frankly In Love
by David Yoon

A Korean American teen looks for solutions along with a friend who has a similar problem.

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Patron Saints of Nothing
by Randy Ribay

Jay Reguero learns his Filipino cousin and former best friend, Jun, was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, he flies to the Philippines to learn more.Ages 14+

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Somewhere Only We Know
by Maurene Goo

Lucky, a very famous K-pop star, and Jack, a part-time paparazzo who is trying to find himself, fall for each other against the odds during the course of one stolen day. Ages 14+

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This Time Will Be Different
by Misa Sugiura

CJ finds something to fight for after her mom sells her family’s flower shop to the family who swindled CJ’s grandparents when they were sent to internment camps during WWII. Ages 14+