When a young Korean girl known as Regret leaves her homeland for a better life in Hawaii, as a "picture bride," she expects to find prosperity and a chance at education. But the rich husband she...
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Author: Brennert, AlanSummary:
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Author: An, NaSummary:
Korean American high school student Joyce Kim feels like a nonentity compared to her beautiful older sister, and when her aunt offers to pay for plastic surgery on her eyes, she jumps at the...
Genre: Young adult fiction -
Author: McDonald, MeganSummary:
After her parents divorce, fun-loving San Francisco girl Julie moves away from her best friend Ivy to start over again in a new house and school. But before long, she learns to create a few...
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Historical fiction -
Author: Mun, NamiSummary:
Growing up in the Bronx during the '80s, Korean immigrant teen Joon is forced out on her own as her family crumbles around her. From there Joon comes of age on the streets of New York, balancing...
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Jean, EmikoSummary:
Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in--it isn't easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, it's always...
Genre: Romance fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Jean, EmikoSummary:
When the Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage of her parents, eighteen-year-old Izumi decides to become the perfect princess to help win the council's consent, but will...
Genre: Romance fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Robinson, Kim StanleySummary:
Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now we approach our destination--a new home: Aurora. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his...
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Author: Mitchell, Siri L.Summary:
In 1640s Puritan Massachusetts, Susannah awaits an overdue marriage proposal, while a powerful villager takes a fancy to her. But after a dashing military captain comes to town, she's unprepared...
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Author: Dallas, SandraSummary:
When Alice Bullock's husband joins the Union Army, the young quilting enthusiast is left to deal with an Iowa farm and an imposing mother-in-law. And then her life turns upside down when she's...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Dallas, SandraSummary:
Dallas transports listeners to 1930s Kansas, where a club of quilters welcomes a new member--and then must turn to each other for support when a startling secret comes to light.
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Dallas, SandraSummary:
As nine children walk home from school, a spring avalanche thunders down from Jubilee Mountain--burying everything in its path. This compelling novel of survival, redemption, and faith skillfully...
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Author: Monninger, JosephSummary:
Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the streets with her...
Genre: Young adult fiction -
Author: Boyden, JosephSummary:
Cree bush pilot Will Bird lies comatose in a hospital, while his wayward niece Annie arrives to sit in silent vigil by his side. Slowly their stories reveal two people previously separated by...
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Author: Mass, WendySummary:
Ally, Bree, and Jack meet at the one place the Great Eclipse can be seen in totality, each carrying the burden of different personal problems, which become dim when compared to the task they...
Genre: Bildungsromans, Juvenile fiction -
Author: Klause, Annette CurtisSummary:
A mysterious teenage boy harboring a dark secret helps Zoë come to terms with her mother's terminal illness.
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Fantasy fiction