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Children's books by or about Asian Americans

Last Updated: 29-May-2015

This guide lists children's books and young adult literature in Cubberley Education Library by or about Asian Americans.

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Table of Contents

Recently received

The shadow hero / story by Gene Luen Yang ; art by Sonny Liew ; lettering by Janice Chiang.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6728 .S4565 Y36 2014
Lexile measure GN420L; Ages 12 and up; Gr.8-12
Cover image of Legend
Legend / Marie Lu.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .U2 L44 2011
Lexile measure 710; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12; Guided reading Z; Science fiction
The gift of barong / Wanderlustproject presents a Dan Moreno and Benito Bautista film.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » E184 .F4 G54 2013
Gr.7 and up.  SPICE DVD and teacher's guide
Gaijin : American prisoner of war : a graphic novel / by Matt Faulkner.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3556 .A953 G35 2014
Ages 8-11; Gr.4-6
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Angel Island : gateway to Gold Mountain / Russell Freedman ; Chinese poems translated by Evans Chan.
New York : Clarion Books, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » F868 .S156 F74 2013
Gr. 7-12
Fish for Jimmy : inspired by one family's experience in a Japanese American internment camp / Katie Yamasaki.
1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3625 .A6715 F57 2013
Lexile Measure AD880L; Ages 5-9; Gr.3-5
Here I am / story by Patti Kim ; pictures by Sonia Sánchez.
North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Young Readers, 2014.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » JV6465 .K56 2014
Gr.K-3
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Imprisoned : the betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II / by Martin W. Sandler.
New York : Walker Books For Young Readers, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » D769.8 .A6 S26 2013
Ages 11-15, gr. 5-9
The thing about luck / Cynthia Kadohata ; illustrated by Julia Kuo.
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3561 .A3615 T48 2013
Lexile measure 700; Ages 10-14, gr. 4-8
Hide & seek / by Il Sung Na.
1st American ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR9520.9 .N12 H53 2012
Ages 2-6
Starry river of the sky / Grace Lin.
1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .I46774 S73 2012
Lexile measure 810; Ages 8-12, gr. 3-6

Other books

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Anno's magic seeds / written and illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno.
New York : Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1999, c1995.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » QA295 .A66 1999
Ages 5-8
Anno's mysterious multiplying jar / Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno ; illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno.
New York : Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1999.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » QA246.5 .A5613 1983
Coolies / by Yin ; illustrated by Chris Soentpiet.
New York : Philomel Books, c2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3625 .I5 C65 2001 F
Lexile measure 660; Ages 5-12; Grade level 3.8; Historical fiction
Cora cooks pancit / written by Dorina Lazo Gilmore ; illustrated by Kristi Valiant.
Walnut Creek, CA : Shen's Books, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .A9857 C67 2009
Ages 5-8; Book level 3.1, gr. 1-3
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Drawing from memory / Allen Say.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » NC975.5 .S39 A2 2011
Awards: Sibert Honor Book, 2012; Ages 10-15; Autobiography, gr. 5-8
Everything Asian / Sung J. Woo.
1st ed. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3623 .O6225 E94 2009
Young adult literature
Eyes of the emperor / Graham Salisbury.
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, 2005.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .A45957 E94 2005
Lexile measure 630; Ages 12-18; Grade level 5.8; Historical fiction, gr. 5-10
Eyes of the emperor / Graham Salisbury.
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, 2005.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .A45957 E94 2005
Lexile measure 630; Ages 12-18; Grade level 5.8; Historical fiction, gr. 5-10
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Fighting for honor : Japanese Americans and World War II / Michael L. Cooper.
New York : Clarion Books, c2000.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » D769.8 .A6 C66 2000
Lexile measure 1040; Ages 9-18; Grade level 7.9; General Nonfiction, gr. 5-12
Grandfather's journey / written and illustrated by Allen Say.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .A936 G73 1993 F
Lexile measure 650; ages 4-9; book level 3.6; general fiction; multicultural, gr. 3-5
The great wall of Lucy Wu / Wendy Wan-Long Shang.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3619 .H35467 G74 2011
Lexile measure 700; Book level 4.6; Ages 9-13, gr. 4-6
Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama / Margi Preus.
New York : Amulet Books, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3566 .R4158 H43 2010
Lexile measure 760; Book level 5.4; Ages 9-14; Adventure, Historical fiction, gr. 7-12
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Henry's first-moon birthday / by Lenore Look ; illustrated by Yumi Heo.
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .O55 H46 2001
Lexile measure 520; Ages 4-8; Grade level 2.9; General fiction, gr K-2
Hiroshima dreams / Kelly Easton.
1st ed. New York, N.Y. : Dutton Children's Books, c2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3605 .A85 H57 2007
Lexile measure 610; ages 11-15; book level 3.6, gr. 7-10
House of the red fish / Graham Salisbury.
1st ed. New York : Wendy Lamb Books, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .A45957 H68 2006
Lexile measure 610; ages 12-15; book level 3.7; historical fiction, gr. 7-10
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson / Bette Bao Lord ; illustrations by Marc Simont.
Rev. Harper Trophy ed. New York : Harper Trophy, 2003.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .O678 I5 2003
Lexile measure 730; Ages 8-14; Grade level 3.8; Historical fiction, gr. 3-6
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Landed / Milly Lee ; pictures by Yangsook Choi.
1st ed. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .E3563 L36 2006
Lexile measure 790; Ages 7-12; Book level 4.9; Historical fiction, gr. 3-5
Ling & Ting : not exactly the same! / by Grace Lin.
1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .I46774 L56 2010
Lexile measure 390; Ages 4-7; Book level 1.8; Realistic fiction, gr. K-2
Motherland : a novel / Vineeta Vijayaraghavan.
New York : Soho Press, 2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3572 .I345 M68 2001
Lexile measure 980; ages 11-up; book level 6, gr. 9-12
My Chinatown : one year in poems / by Kam Mak.
1st ed. [New York] : HarperCollins, c2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3613 .A354 M9 2002
Nonprose; Ages 5-8; Grade level 3.7; Poetry & rhymes, gr. 2-5
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My name is Yoon / Helen Recorvits ; pictures by Gabi Swiatkowska.
1st ed. New York : Frances Foster Books, 2003.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3568 .E2848 M9 2003
Lexile measure 320; Ages 4-9; Grade level 1.6; Realistic fiction, gr. K-3
A place where sunflowers grow = Sabaku ni saita himawari / story, Amy Lee-Tai ; illustrations, Felicia Hoshino ; [Japanese translation, Marc Akio Lee].
San Francisco, Calif. : Children's Book Press ; [Berkeley, CA] : Distributed to the book trade by Publishers Group West, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ49.31 .L44 2006
Lexile measure 790; ages 6-10; book level 3.9; historical fiction
Remembering Manzanar : life in a Japanese relocation camp / by Michael L. Cooper.
New York : Clarion Books, c2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » D769.8 .A6 C67 2002
Ages 8-14; Book level 7.4; History, gr. 4-8
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Round is a mooncake : a book of shapes / written by Roseanne Thong ; illustrated by Grace Lin.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2000.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3620 .H747 R68 2000
Book level 2.9; Ages 2-6, gr. k-2
Shining star : the Anna May Wong story / by Paula Yoo ; illustrated by Lin Wang.
1st ed. New York : Lee & Low Books, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN2287 .W56 Y66 2009
Lexile measure 970; Ages 6-11; Book level 6, gr. 4-6
A step from heaven / An Na.
New York : Speak, 2002, c2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3614 .A16 S74 2002
Lexile measure 670; ages 12-up; book level 4.2; realistic fiction
1001 cranes / Naomi Hirahara.
1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3608 .I76 A615 2008
ages 9-12, gr. 4-8
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Wait for me / An Na.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3614 .A16 W35 2006
Lexile measure 670; ages 12-18; book level 4.3; general fiction; romance, gr. 8-11
Weedflower / Cynthia Kadohata.
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3561 .A3615 W44 2006
Lexile measure 750; ages 9-15; book level 4.8; historical fiction, gr. 6-8