30 Recommended Titles By or About Asian Americans

abcrane (1): Korean history and forklore is woven together in this fun, fantasy adventure. Recommended by: Book Sense Children's Picks - Summer 2006; William Allen White Children’s Book Award - 2008-2009 Master List; Exceptional Review from KLIATT Review.… (más)

abcrane (2): Follow Jenna, an Asian girl, and Lucas, a delinquent, as they are packed off to summer camp guaranteed to turn these underachievers into overachievers. Strange things are happening in this science fiction graphic novel... Recommended by: 2011 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens; 2013 YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults… (más)

abcrane (3): Thung, an Indonesian-born Australian, intrigues readers in this science fiction fantasy with deep emotional undercurrents. Recommended by: Recommended Reviews from Booklist (106)16, BoingBoing, and BookDragon.… (más)

abcrane (4): This fantasy interweaves a classic Asian fairytale with a modern-day immigrant story. Recommended by: Recommended reviews from The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (65)9 and A Backwards Story blog.… (más)

abcrane (5): A collection of short ghost stories chronicling the Chinese immigrant experience in Canada and the US ranging from the 1800s to the 1950s. Recommended by:Book of the Year Award for Children - 2003 Nominee Canada; Kiriyama Prize - 2002 Notable Book Fiction United States; White Ravens Award - 2003 Winner Canada International; 2003 Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth… (más)

abcrane (6): Reminiscent of the movie 'Space Jam', this science fiction novel is every alien-obsessed kid's dream. Recommended by: Recommended Review from Library Media Connection (30)4, Associated Content, and Charlotte’s Library blogs.… (más)

abcrane (7): This fantasy, anchored in the Chinese immigrant experience in Canada, follows a girl tasked with returning home the souls of her father and other railroad workers. Recommended by: Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award - 1997 Winner Canada; Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award - 1997 Winner Canada; Governor General's Literary Awards - 1996 Winner Children's Literature (Text) Canada; Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award - 1997 Winner Picture Book Canada; White Ravens Award - 1997 Winner Canada International… (más)

abcrane (8): A fun science fiction satire on the American Wild West, following Louie Hong, an Asian American cowboy. Recommended by: Young Adults' Choices, 1991 International Reading Association; Booklist Young Adult Editor's Choice for 1989; The American Library Association List of Best Books for Young Readers - 1990; 1990 Books for the Teen Age recommended by The New York Public Library… (más)

abcrane (9): Japanese mythology collides with the modern-day experience of a Japanese American boy in this graphic novel. Recommended by: Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature - 2013 Honor Young Adult Literature United States; YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens - 2013… (más)

abcrane (10): Kean Soo, born in Britain, raised in Hong Kong, and living in Canada, brings to life this adorable graphic novel about a lost purple dragon. Recommended by: Shuster Award - 2009 Best Kids Comic; Cybil Award - 2008 Finalist, Graphic Novels (Elementary/Middle Grade) United States; Canadian Children's Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids and Teens - 2009… (más)

abcrane (11): This manga follows Kiichi, a half demon boy, as he learns that being different doesn't mean he can't by accepted by others. Recommended by: Top Ten Best Manga for Children - iFanboy; Recommended Review from Library Media Connection (27)5.… (más)

abcrane (12): This collection of comic stories chronicles the adventures of Long Tail Kitty, including a playdate with some alien friends. Recommended by: Prize for Design and Printing - 2010 First Place Graphic Novel Juvenile United States; Recommended Reviews from Stacked and Comicsgirl blogs.… (más)

abcrane (13): Devastated by his Indian grandfather's death, Anu works to maintain their connection through a variety of mystically means. Recommended by: Capitol Choices 2007; Nene Award 2008 - Nominee; Sasquatch Reading Award 2009 - Nominee… (más)

abcrane (14): Yang, author of the award-winning 'American Born Chinese', brings to life this unique story of sibling rivalry featuring tiny peace-loving aliens. Recommended by: YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2011; Booklist Book Review Stars (106)14.… (más)

abcrane (15): Accidentally recruited by the Space Patrol, this story follows 6th grade Class President Corona on her various silly adventures complete with swan-shaped spaceships. Recommended by: iFanboy’s Top Ten Best Manga for Children; Recommended review in Good Comics for Kids blog by the School Library Journal.… (más)

abcrane (16): Written by a 7th grade Chinese American girl, this fantasy story chronicles the fight of different bird groups against an evil would-be ruler. Recommended by: Book Sense Children's Picks - Spring 2007; Recommended review from Reading to Know blog.… (más)

abcrane (17): This collection of short stories brings the fantastical eccentricities of suburbia to light. Recommended by: Los Angeles Times Book Prize - 2009 Finalist Young Adult Literature United States; New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year - 2009 Winner United States; Parents' Choice Award - 2009 Gold Fiction United States; School Library Journal's Battle of the Kids' Books - 2010 Nominee United States… (más)

abcrane (18): This graphic novel crossover, follows Taro as he tries to save Doodledom from the evil King Crossout. Recommended by: Recommended reviews from School Library Journal (Oct. 28, 2010 and Jul. 1, 2011), Back to Books (Jan. 29, 2011), Kuriousity (Mar. 24, 2011), and Book Dragon (Nov. 2, 2010).… (más)

abcrane (19): In this wordless graphic novel, Shaun Tan allows the reader to participate in this immigrant story in a new fantastical world. Recommended by: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature - 2008 Special Citation United States; Cybil Award - 2007 Finalist Graphic Novels Teen/Young Adult United States; Mind the Gap Award - 2008 Winner Best foreign language book United States; New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year - 2007 Winner United States… (más)

abcrane (20): An introductory graphic novel, this collection of adventures follows a young witch and her new human friend. Recommended by: Recommended Reviews from Library Media Connection (28)2, Kirkus Reviews (77)13, and Booklist (105)15.… (más)

abcrane (21): Written by a German-Japanese lawyer turned author, living in Texas, this time travel adventure is the book young dino fans would write themselves. Recommended by: Recommended Reviews in Kirkus Reviews (79)24, School Library Journal (58)3, and Booklist (108)18.… (más)

abcrane (22): This fantasy, reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, follows a young Indian boy as he returns a sacred conch shell to a community of healers in the Himalayas. Recommended by: Society of School Librarians International Book Awards - 2003 Honor Book Language Arts-Grades K-6 Novels United States; Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books - 2003 Publishers Weekly; Top 10 Fantasy Books for Youth - 2004; Children's Literature Choice List - 2004… (más)

abcrane (23): As this Chinese Australian girl struggles to fit in, she is given a set of magical pastels which she uses to draw the Garden of Empress Cassia. Adventures abound in this magical street drawing. Recommended by: Aurealis Award, 2002 Winner Ages 8-12 Australia; Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, 2003 Shortlist Children's Book Australia; Recommended review by Library Media Connection (30)5.… (más)

abcrane (24): This Chinese American boy and grandfather duo must work together to defeat an evil imp. Recommended by: Georgia Children's Book Award - 2000 Winner Grades 4-8 Georgia; Best Children's Books of the Year - 1999… (más)

abcrane (25): This comic based story brings new life to this legend of the Korean Robin Hood. Recommended by: Aesop Prize - 2007 Winner United States; Asian Pacific American Award for Literature - 2006-2007 Winner Illustration United States… (más)

abcrane (26): This fun adventure story interweaves aspects of Hindu mythology and Indian religion to create a thrilling read of dual identities. Recommended by: School Library Journal Book Review Stars - January 2013; Recommended review from The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (66)5.… (más)

abcrane (27): Part graphic novel, part myth, and part beginning reader, this story follows the son of the Shark King as he struggles to find his place in the world. Recommended by: Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature - 2013 Honor Children's Literature United States; Recommended reviews from the Hawaii Book Blog and Good Comics for Kids blog by the School Library Journal.… (más)

abcrane (28): Part fantasy and part manga, this adventure story follows Emily as she is pulled into a magical world to save her mother and learn the secrets of a magical amulet. Recommended by: Children's Choice Book Award - 2009 Finalist Grade 5-6 Book of the Year United States; Cybil Award - 2008 Finalist Graphic Novels (Elementary/Middle Grade) United States; Young Reader's Choice Award - 2011 Winner Junior Pacific Northwest… (más)

abcrane (29): This adventure fantasy weaves Chinese mythology and modern-day setting San Francisco, as 12 year old Tom Lee takes on the protection a precious phoenix egg while learning the needed magical skills from an old tiger. Recommended by: Georgia Children's Book Award, 2005-2006 Nominee; Recommended review by Guys Lit Wire blog.… (más)

abcrane (30): This Newberry Honor Book, themes of traditional Chinese forklore are woven together as a young girl seeks to improve her family's fortune. Recommended by: Cybil Award - 2009 Finalist Middle Grade Fantasy & Science Fiction United States; E.B. White Read Aloud Award - 2010 Honor Book Older Reader United States; Indies Choice Book Award - 2010 Honor Book Middle Reader United States; John Newbery Medal - 2010 Honor Book United States; Josette Frank Award - 2010 Winner United States; Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature - 2010 Winner Children's Literature United States; Prize for Design and Printing - 2010 Third Place Young Adult Illustrated Novel United States… (más)